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New Mexico Senator Al Park (D-Albuquerque) has introduced HB 299, to provide that candidates seeking a place on a primary ballot may use a filing fee instead of a petition. The bill requires a fee of 4% of the annual … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2009
A bill has been introduced in the Virginia legislature to make it illegal for petition circulators to be paid on a per-signature basis. It is HB 2642, sponsored by Delegate Robert Orrick (R-Thornburg). The bill also requires people who register … Continue reading
Two bills to improve ballot access in New York have been introduced. A2651 reduces independent candidate signature requirements in special U.S. House elections. The bill decreases the number of signatures from 3,500 to 1,200. Also it expands the petitioning period … Continue reading
A bill has been introduced in the Oregon Senate to repeal the restriction that says primary voters can’t sign independent candidate petitions. It is SB 326. The sponsor is Senator Rick Metsger (D-Mount Hood).
The Chicago Tribune published this op-ed on February 3, advocating that the legislature move the primary (for all office) from February to June. … Continue reading