On February 20, the Oklahoma House Subcommittee on Elections & Redistricting passed HB 2869 and HB 3350. HB 2869 makes it illegal to pay circulators on a per-signature basis. HB 3350 expands the period in which to circulate a statewide … Continue reading
In the 29 states (and D.C.) that have registration by party, the percentage of voters who are Democrats has been: 1992 47.76% 1994 47.13% 1996 45.69% 1998 44.94% 2000 43.84% 2002 42.68% 2004 41.87% 2006 41.64% 2008 41.66% All the … Continue reading
Ralph Nader filed a lawsuit last year against the Democratic National Committee, for conspiring to prevent voters from voting for him in November 2004. The DNC filed motions to dismiss the case earlier last month, and Nader’s attorneys have just … Continue reading
A bill in Washington state to make it more difficult for initiatives to get on the ballot has been killed by the House Rules Committee. It is HB 2601, and it had passed the House State Government Committee on February … Continue reading
Twentynine states and the District of Columbia have registration by party. Ballot Access News has been tabulating registration data from these states, by party, ever since 1992. Current registration data from these 30 jurisdictions shows that only 31.89% of registrants … Continue reading
