AZ Political Parties Tells State Not Holding Presidential Primary in 2020

Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.

The Arizona Libertarian Party is Ballot-Qualified in Arizona, and could have a Presidential Primary, if it Wished.

But the Party has Informed the Secretary of State that it Doesn’t Want a Presidential Primary.

In 1996, the Arizona Democratic Party and the Arizona Libertarian Party jointly Won a Lawsuit in State Court, establishing that if they don’t want a Presidential Primary, they can Bypass a Presidential Primary.

Later the Legislature Codified that Any Party is Free to Cancel a Presidential Primary.

In 2020, the Arizona Republican Party Also Cancelled its Presidential Primary.

The Democratic Party will hold a Primary Election on March 17th, 2020.

Candidates get On an Arizona Presidential Primary Ballot by showing that they are On at least Two Other States’ Presidential Primaries.

As of November 2019, the following 18 Democratic Elected Officials and Notable Public Figures are Running in the Primary:

So far, Pete Buttigieg is the only Democratic Presidential Primary Candidate who has Filed in Arizona.










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