Tag: 2024 primary coverage
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Six candidates file to appear on Maine’s Republican presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Maine Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Six candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a petition with 2,000 signatures. The following candidates qualified: Binkley, Burgum, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, David Stuckenberg,…
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Five candidates have filed to appear on Utah’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for Utah’s Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Five candidates filed appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $500 filing fee. The following candidate qualified: Biden, Phillips, and Williamson have qualified to participate in five or more nominating contests. See the…
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Two candidates file to appear on Maine’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for Maine’s Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Two candidates qualified for the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition with 2,000 signatures. The following candidates qualified: Biden, Phillips, and Marianne Williamson have filed to participate in five or more nominating contests. See…
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Eight candidates filed to participate in Hawaii’s Republican presidential caucus
The filing deadline for the Hawaii Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Eight candidates qualified to appear on the March 12, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to pay a $10,000 filing fee. The following candidates qualified: Binkley, Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, Stuckenberg, and Trump have all filed to participate…
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Six candidates file to participate in Idaho’s Republican presidential caucus
The filing deadline for the Idaho Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 3, 2023. Six candidates qualified to appear on the March 2, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to pay a $50,000 filing fee. The following candidates qualified: Binkley, former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, David Stuckenberg, and…
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets
As of Nov. 28, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 62%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 14% and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) at 10%. No other candidate has…
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Eugene, Oregon, to vote on STAR voting initiative at May primary election
Voters in Eugene, Oregon, will decide on an initiative to adopt a new electoral system, STAR voting, on May 21, 2024. STAR is an acronym for Score-Then-Automatic-Runoff. If approved, Eugene, Oregon, would be the first jurisdiction to adopt STAR voting. In 2018, voters in Lane County, Oregon, which includes Eugene, defeated Measure 20-290, which would…
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Two candidates filed to appear on Alabama’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Alabama Democratic presidential primary passed on Nov. 10, 2023. Two candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a petition with either 500 signatures from across the state or 50 signatures from each of Alabama’s seven congressional districts and pay…
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29 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Twenty-nine people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 93 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Nine of those candidates were Democratic, while 18 were Republican. Two filed as independents. Sixteen candidates are running for Congress, 12 for state legislatures, and one…
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Wisconsin to vote on prohibiting private funds in elections and a second question related to election officials at the April primary election
The Wisconsin State Legislature voted to send one constitutional amendment as two ballot questions to the April 2, 2024, ballot. The first question asks voters to prohibit governments from applying or accepting non-governmental funds or equipment for the administration of any primary, election, or referendum. The second question asks voters to provide that only election…