On May 25, the United Utah Party, a new centrist party, submitted signatures for recognition as a political party. See this story. … Continue reading
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On May 22, the New York State Senate passed SB 1115. It moves the primary for state and local office from September to August. It also moves the petition deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties from … Continue reading
On May 25, the Senate transferred HB 655 from the Rules Committee to the Elections Committee. It moves all partisan primaries from May to March. The switch in committees probably means that the bill is likely to be considered soon … Continue reading
On May 24, the Oregon House passed HB 2927, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. The vote was 34-23. Now it goes to the Senate, where the president of the Senate says he won’t block it, as he has done … Continue reading
On May 23, New York held special elections to fill vacancies in the 30th State Senate district in Manhattan, and the 9th Assembly district on Long Island. The results are here. To see the Assembly election, toggle out of “Senate”. … Continue reading
The votes are all counted in the May 9 British Columbia legislative election. The results are: Liberal 43 seats, New Democratic 41 seats, Green 3 seats. … Continue reading