The Nevada National Popular Vote Plan bill, AB 413, cannot become law this year. Although it passed the Assembly on April 21, and has never been defeated in the Senate, it didn’t move through any Senate committee fast enough to … Continue reading
The May 28 issue of the Lake Forester (the daily newspaper of Lake Forest, Illinois) has this editorial, criticizing the legislature for retaining the state’s primary in February. No state has ever had its congressional primary that early in a … Continue reading
On May 27, as noted below, the Louisiana Committee on House and Governmental Affairs heard an hour’s testimony about HB 776, the bill to eliminate congressional primaries for small qualified parties. As noted below, the bill was defeated after two … Continue reading
On May 26, the Connecticut House passed HB 6435, to let people register to vote at the polls on election day. Such voters would need to show a drivers license or a utility bill, confirming their address. Now the bill … Continue reading
On May 26, U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Vining upheld Georgia’s ballot access law for independent candidates for U.S. House. Coffield v Handel, 1:08-cv-2755. The 3-page decision is here. It says that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the same … Continue reading
