On March 3, the Arizona House Government Committee passed HB 2587. The bill would outlaw paying initiative circulators on a per signature basis. The vote was 8-0. The bill doesn’t seem to outlaw paying circulators bonuses for high production, but … Continue reading
Thirty-eight Vermont state representatives have introduced H396, which would provide that Vermont use Instant Runoff Voting for gubernatorial elections (the general election only). The preamble to the bill makes the case that the idea is consistent with the Vermont Constitution. … Continue reading
Indiana State Senator Sue Landske said recently that the issue of ballot access may perhaps be added to the agenda for the Summer Study Committee, when it considers various election law changes. Indiana ballot access is so severe, no statewide … Continue reading
West Virginia Delegate Barbara Fleischauer, long-time champion of ballot access in her state, had expected to introduce a bill this year cutting the number of signatures from 2% of the last vote cast to 1%, and also moving the non-presidential … Continue reading
Eric Sundwall, Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. House in the 20th district, says his campaign has collected 7,000 signatures in only 10 days. The requirement is 3,500 valid signatures to be collected in 12 days. The election is to fill … Continue reading
