On February 10, the Montana Senate voted on the proposal to amend the State Constitution and require a majority vote before anyone can be elected. The result was a 25-25 tie. Since the bill is a proposed Constitutional amendment, under … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Missouri legislature to let local governments use Instant-Runoff voting for their own elections. The bills are SB303 by Senator Jeff Smith (D-St. Louis) and HB 463 by Representative Jake Zimmerman (D-Olivette). … Continue reading
Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn (R-Cambridge) has introduced SB 327. It requires run-off general elections, if no candidate received 50%. The bill also requires run-off primaries when no one got 50% in a primary. The run-offs would be held 3 … Continue reading
A bill has been introduced in the Georgia House to make it illegal for people to work on voter registration drives, unless they are registered voters in Georgia. It is HB 225, by five Republican representatives: Ed Rynders, Jeff May, … Continue reading
New York Assemblyman David Gantt (D-Rochester) has introduced a bill to prohibit two parties from jointly nominating the same candidate. The bill is A2399. It makes an exception for judicial candidates, and would continue to allow multiple parties to cross-endorse … Continue reading
