Texas Representative Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) has introduced HB 4128. It would require political parties, and independent presidential candidates, to submit twice as many candidates for presidential elector as are assigned to Texas. Half would be designated as elector candidates, and … Continue reading
In California, some qualified parties let independents vote in their presidential primaries, but others don’t. Assembly bill 681, by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, requires that county election officials send three notices to all voters in advance of the presidential primary, telling … Continue reading
All four of the lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of at-large election of presidential electors have lost in U.S. District Court. All four are being appealed. All four had been filed in 2018 by David Boies, the well-known attorney who argued … Continue reading
Ballot Access News April 1, 2019 – Volume 34, Number 11 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents NEW MEXICO EASES INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE PETITION LIBERTARIANS SUE ARKANSAS KENTUCKY CHANGES DECLARATION DEADLINE TO JANUARY U.S. SUPREME COURT WON’T … Continue reading
A Vermont omnibus election law bill, SB 107, passed the Senate on March 21. It removes the prohibition against signing more than one petition for any particular office. It also requires write-in candidates who want their write-ins counted to file … Continue reading
On April 24, the Florida House passed HB 7111 by 71-41. It makes it more difficult for initiative to get on the statewide ballot. See this story. … Continue reading