On March 22, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Il.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) introduced S936. It is called the “Fair Elections Now Act.” It provides for public funding for congressional candidates. It supposedly is modeled on the Maine and Arizona “Clean … Continue reading
California State Senator Dick Ackerman has introduced SB 293. It would amend the existing law that requires a qualified party to notify the Secretary of State of its presidential and vice-presidential nominees by late August. The bill only applies to … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Alabama legislature to provide that write-in candidates must file a write-in declaration of candidacy, in order to have their write-ins tallied. They are SB69 and HB332. Currently, all write-ins in Alabama … Continue reading
On March 28, the Connecticut Joint Government Administration & Elections Committee passed HB 6251, a bill to let voters register on election day.
On March 28, the Maryland State Senate passed SB634, the “National Popular Vote Plan” for presidential elections.
