Due to the postponement of congressional elections, which is due, in turn, to changes in the district maps, persons interested in running for the high office were allowed an additional filing period, but that ended last Friday. At least one dude who lost a senate race did take advantage of the situation. Some judgeships that were afflicted by the same redistricting will also be on the ballot. Clicking here will lead you to another hyperlink to keep you up-to-date on who is running in your district.
Citizens wanting to participate in the special primary may register to vote or change their parties through May 13. Unaffiliated voters are not bound to vote on the same party’s ballot as they voted in the first primary. Early voting will take place from May 26 to June 4, and voters may begin requesting absentee ballots in a few weeks. The primary will be held June 7.
As has been mentioned before, districts are largely gerrymandered and so the primary may well be your chance to get representation for your policies. Republicans may want grassroots conservatives as opposed to establishment aisle-reachers. Democrats may prefer democratic socialists to establishment installations. Either way, the executive, in spite of all the political rhetoric, is not the office of Savior-in-Chief, but will require congressional votes in order to handle the big jobs like repealing Obamacare – or to stand against the POTUS should one of the dragons running against your guy get elected.
