Both houses of the Virginia legislature have passed bills that say voters at the polls may wear clothing that supports a party or a candidate, such as a T-shirt or a hat. The bills also permit wearing buttons that indicate … Continue reading
Georgia State Senator Gail Buckner (D-Morrow) has introduced SB 35, which requires all candidates for any district office to swear under penalty of perjury that they live in the district they seek to represent. The bill does not make an … Continue reading
Idaho House member Branden Durst (D-Boise) has introduced HB 27, to provide for public funding of legislative candidates. Unlike other such proposals, the bill provides certain candidates would automatically qualify for general election public funding, just by being ballot-qualified for … Continue reading
On February 13, the South Dakota Senate Local Government Committee passed HB 1019 unanimously. It had already passed the House. It codifies the ability of political parties to say whether or not they wish to let independent voters vote in … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Representative Ryan Kiesel (D-Seminole) has introduced HB 2206, to provide that the voters decide in November 2010 whether they want to make these changes to the election code: (1) lower the number of signatures for a new party … Continue reading
