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 May 2020     
Fri. May 1 Constitution Party National Convention held telephonically.


Sat. May 2 - Constitution Party National Convention held telephonically, Don Blankenship nominated on second ballot.
- Kansas primary [Dem. party run, all mail].


Sun. May 3


Mon. May 4


Tues. May 5 Indiana primary (postponed to June 2).


Wed. May 6


Thurs. May 7


Fri. May 8 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the unemployment rate in April increased to 14.7% (+).


Sat. May 9


Sun. May 10


Mon. May 11 U.S. death toll due to COVID-19 passes 80,000. >


Tues. May 12
- U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP (aud./tr.) and Trump v. Vance (aud./tr.).
- Primary in Nebraska and West Virginia (postponed to June 9).
- Republican candidates win special elections for Congress in CA-25 and WI-7.


Wed. May 13


Thurs. May 14


Fri. May 15


Sat. May 16


Sun. May 17


Mon. May 18 U.S. death toll due to COVID-19 passes 90,000. >


Tues. May 19 New date of Georgia primary (postponed again, to June 9).  Primaries in Kentucky (postponed to June 23) and Oregon.


Wed. May 20


Thurs. May 21 2020 Libertarian National Convention in Austin, TX, May 21-25, 2020.  (canceled)


Fri. May 22 - Deadline for ballots to be received Hawaii Democrats' vote-by-mail primary.
- 2020 Libertarian National Convention in Austin, TX, May 21-25, 2020. online session


Sat. May 23 2020 Libertarian National Convention in Austin, TX, May 21-25, 2020. online session - presidential nomination


Sun. May 24 2020 Libertarian National Convention in Austin, TX, May 21-25, 2020. online session - VP nomination


Mon. May 25 - 2020 Libertarian National Convention in Austin, TX, May 21-25, 2020.
- George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year old black man, killed by police while being arrested in Minneapolis, MN.


Tues. May 26


Wed. May 27 U.S. death toll due to COVID-19 passes 100,000. >


Thurs. May 28


Fri. May 29


Sat. May 30


Sun. May 31
Continued unrest, reactions following the killing of George Floyd.


[May fundraising (as announced June 15)]
 
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