[EL] nominations settled in conventions

[Richard Winger]

Colorado,Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, and Utah have somewhat similar provisions.  Also in Michigan and South Dakota, certain state offices have no primary and conventions have all the power to nominate for those offices.  And the law in Alabama, South Carolina, and Virginia lets any party use conventions instead of primaries if they wish.
 Richard Winger 415-922-9779 PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147

      From: Sean Parnell <sean at impactpolicymanagement.com>
 To: 'Election Law Listserv' <law-election at uci.edu> 
 Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:52 AM
 Subject: [EL] nominations settled in conventions
   
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