Bills to establish the National Popular Vote Compact have been introduced this year in at least eight states. Besides the four states mentioned in the blog post of January 22 (Kentucky, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Washington), they are: Connecticut HB … Continue reading
Florida State Senator Fredericka Wilson (D-Miami) has introduced SB 230, to impose filing fees on declared write-in candidates. The Florida legislature does not convene until March, but bills are being introduced now. According to an assistant to Senator Wilson, the … Continue reading
Eight Arizona legislators have introduced SB 1158, to require presidential candidates at the general election to submit “documents that prove that the candidate is a natural born citizen.” Since “natural born citizen” is not defined in the bill, nor in … Continue reading
The Nebraska deadline for introducing bills passed on January 21, and no legislator introduced a bill to change Nebraska’s system of choosing one presidential elector from each U.S. House district. A press survey earlier this month had revealed that almost … Continue reading
Back on September 22, 2008, Bob Barr won a federal court injunction against Massachusetts, over whether his name should be on the ballot even though the party had used a stand-in on its presidential petition. The case was called Barr … Continue reading
