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Ballot Access 2024
In a completely shocking turn of events, some states (primarily those with a Republican Secretary of State) seem to be about to deny the Democratic ticket its place on the ballot. The issue is that every state has a deadline for established parties to certify their presidential ticket to the state election authority. Ohio is the earliest with a deadline ninety days before the election. (Depending on the year, that deadline falls between August 4 and August 10.) By contrast, Alaska’s deadline is forty-eight days before the election (with the deadline falling between September 15 and September 21).
The early deadlines are problematic because they ignore the informal traditions about the scheduling of the conventions and the real world. The big real world issue which impacts the scheduling of the conventions is the Summer Olympics. Barring cancellation or postponement (like happened in 2020), the Summer Olympics are always in the Summer of the presidential election year. Simply put, the political parties want their convention to dominate the news and for all eyeballs to be glued to their convention. (Of course, as the current nomination system has drained conventions of almost all of the drama, getting people to watch the convention is harder, but the parties do not want to compete with the Summer Olympics for viewers.) And, over the years, the Olympics have expanded. This year, the Paris Olympics runs from Wednesday, July 24 through Sunday August 11. In practical terms, that means that the last potential week for a July convention is the week of July 15. And, if you want some news coverage during the week leading into the convention, the first potential week for an August convention is the week of August 19. Going back to 1992, the dates of the Summer Olympics has been: 1992 Olympics — July 25-August 9; 1996 Olympics — July 19-August 4; 2000 Olympics (held in Southern Hemisphere) — September 15-October 1; 2004 Olympics — August 13-29; 2008 — August 8-24; 2012 — July 27-August 12; 2016 — August 5-21; 2020 Olympics (original scheduled dates) — July 24 through August 9. The other big world impact is that most states now use primaries to award delegates with the last primaries taking place in early June. That makes it almost impossible for a major party to move its convention before July.
Turning to the informal traditions, the party out of power normally goes first. The last time that the party in power went first was 1932. (Prior to World War 2, the Republicans normally went first, but in 1956 (the first time that Republicans were in power after World War 2), the Republicans opted to go after the Democrats, and the tradition of flipping sequence based on which party held the White House has been followed ever since. The dates for the party out of power since 1992 have been: 1992 — July 13-16 (Democrats/ending before Summer Olympics); 1996 — August 12-15 (Republicans/ starting 8 days after Summer Olympics); 2000 — July 31-August 3 (Republican/Summer Olympics not an issue); 2004 — July 26-29 (Democrats/ending before Summer Olympics); 2008 — August 25-28 (Democrats/starting 1 day after Summer Olympics); 2012 — August 27-30 (Republicans/starting 15 days after the Summer Olympics); 2016 — July 18-21 (Republicans/ending before Summer Olympics); 2020 — July 13-16 (originally scheduled)/August 17-20 (actual dates) (Democrats/ original schedule before Summer Olympics). In other words, in the previous eight election cycles, the party out of power has held their convention “too late” to comply with the Ohio statute four times out of eight (three times if you use the original date). The dates for the party in power since 1992 have been: 1992 — August 17-20 (Republicans/starting 8 days after Summer Olympics); 1996 — August 26-29 (Democrats/2 weeks after Republicans); 2000 — August 14-17 (Democrats/2 weeks after Republicans/Summer Olympics not an issue); 2004 — August 30-September 2 (Republicans/1 day after Summer Olympics); 2008 — September 1-4 (Republicans/week after Democrats); 2012 — September 4-6 (Democrats/week after Republicans); 2016 — July 25-28/week after Republicans/before Summer Olympics); 2020 — August 24-27 (Republicans/originally 15 days after Summer Olympics). In short, the only time in the past 32 years in which the party in power held their convention before Ohio’s deadline was 2016 when the Olympics did not start until August.
Also posted in Elections, Electoral College
Tagged Alabama, First Amendment, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Ohio
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Easter Convention Update
- The GOP is considering limiting NBC’s access to the GOP convention due to the Ronna McDaniel disaster
- Illinois has a special organization just to plan parties and events for the delegation
- And the battle over who gets to march, and when and where, during the Dem convention continues
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Tagged 2024 Democratic Convention, 2024 Republican Convention
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St. Patrick’s Day Convention Update
Here’s the latest news:
- In a huge surprise, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be nominated for president and vice president in Chicago this summer.
- NBC 5 Chicago reports on the three Black women leading preparations for the convention.
- State delegation hotel assignments have been announced.
- But no state is assigned to the non-union Trump International Hotel and Tower! However, Fox News can stay there if they want.
- All delegation hotels are withing 5 miles of the convention venues, one of the reasons Chicago will remain an attractive host city for future conventions (assuming no repeat of 1968).
Super Tuesday Convention Update
- Applications for a Summer Internship with the Chicago Host Committee are being accepted.
- Sign up to volunteer at the convention here.
- Here’s some surprising news: If you give a lot of money to the Democratic Convention, you’ll get a nice hotel room and great seats in the arena!
- The CNN-Political Grill is coming to Milwaukee and Chicago this summer.
- And Chicago security is preparing:
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Tagged 2024 Democratic Convention
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Presidents Day Convention Update
- Want to know the inner workings of convention press credentials? Check out this session from, yes, the State Department:
- Here’s the latest press release from the Chicago Host Committee
- Need a Vendor in Chicago?
- Need a Venue in Chicago?
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Latest convention news
- Chicago Public Schools are likely starting a week later to avoid conflicts with the convention
- Former LA Deputy Mayor Ben Austin remembers the 2000 LA Democratic Convention
- Politico interviewed Christy George, the executive director of the host committee for the Democratic National Convention. Two highlights:
On fundraising: “We’re doing quite well,” she said, without wanting to share how far along they are at raising the $80 million to $100 million needed to put on the event.
On organizing volunteers: George’s team is working to bring in 12,000 volunteers to help put on the four-day event. They’ll do everything from guiding visitors at the airport and train stations to directing them to their seats at the convention.
- The Host Committee is looking for Neighborhood Ambassadors from 77 Chicago communities.
- They are always looking for volunteers
- And finally, if you want to submit a bid to design the credentials, make sure to check this out:
DNC logo is Bideny, RNC logo is Trumpy
First, a shoutout to a new Substack we just discovered. Yello, “a newsletter about politics, art, branding, and design”. Please subscribe and show them some love!
Yello did a deep design dive into the 2024 DNC and RNC logos. Here are some highlights:
- The DNC 2024 logo uses the three red, waving stripes element used to make the E in “Biden” in the 2024 Biden-Harris logo:
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The Trump Ballot Case and the Precedents of Nat Turner and John Brown
On Friday, the United Staes Supreme Court decided to grant President Trump’s Petition for Certiorari in Trump vs. Anderson. However, it took no action on the companion Petition for Certiorari filed by the Colorado Republican Party in Colorado State Republican Central Committee v. Anderson. Before turning to the issues raised in this case, there are two things to note about the Supreme Court order granting review and the petitions filed.
First, in granting Trump’s petition, the Supreme Court implicitly recognized the necessity to resolve this issue quickly. The briefs of Trump and his enablers in the Republican Party (and related organizations) are due on January 18, less than two weeks after the order granting review (as opposed to the usual 45 days). The briefs of Trump’s challengers and the Colorado election official who are in the middle of this case are due thirteen days later on January 31 (along with any outside brief from individuals who want to support Democracy) with any reply briefs due five days later on February 5. This contrast to the normal deadlines of 45 days for petitioner’s brief with respondent’s brief due 30 days later and the reply brief an additional 35 days later. Additionally, the case will be argued on February 8 which is a special setting in the middle of what would otherwise have been the Supreme Court’s winter break.
Second, the Supreme Court did not rewrite Trump’s question presented. Typically, the question prsented in a petition for certiorari is narrowly focused on one legal issue. For example, did the lower court err in finding that the potential for the metabolizing of blood alcohol content is an automatic exigent circumstance permitting law enforcement officers to conduct a warrantless blood draw? If there are multiple issues in a case, the petition will present multiple questions on which the Supreme Court can pick and choose which issues will be considered at the time that the petition is granted. For example, the Colorado Republican Party presented three issues: 1) does Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment apply to the President; 2) is Section 3 self-executing; and 3) does disqualifying a candidate violate the First Amendment rights of political parties. By contrast, the Trump Petition, after noting the ruling (that his actions and the office of President fell within the restrictions of Section) simply asks whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred by excluding him from the ballot. In other words, unlike the usual question which identifies a specific legal error in the ruling, the Supreme Court appears to be allowing the consideration of any potential theory on why the Colorado Supreme Court erred.
Also posted in Donald Trump, Elections, GOP, Judicial, Republicans, RNC
Tagged Colorado, Donald Trump, Insurrection, John Brown, Nate Turner, rebellion, Section 3, Section 5., Supreme Court, Whiskey Rebellion
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Welcome to 2024 – Convention Updates
- Security planning is ongoing for the GOP Convention in Milwaukee
- Click here to sign up to volunteer for the Democratic Convention in Chicago
- GOP delegates may have to take an 80 minute bus ride from (blue) Madison to Milwaukee, in order to avoid a shorter trip from (blue) Illinois. Got it?
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