According to this article of May 26, the Texas legislature will not pass any bill this year to require voters at the polls to show government photo-ID. The session is very close to adjourning. The bill is SB 362. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2009
On May 26, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed SB 800, which lets people who plan to circulate an initiative submit a description of their initiative for public scrutiny before they gather the signatures. Anyone who wishes to challenge the initiative’s … Continue reading
On May 26, the Illinois Senate Rules Committee passed HB 723, the bill to make it more difficult for ballot-qualified parties to nominate someone after the primary is over.
On May 7, the New Mexico Libertarian Party, and the New Mexico Green Party, jointly filed a lawsuit in federal court against many ballot access laws, regulations and impediments. Woodruff v Herrera, cv-09-449. The case was assigned to Judge William … Continue reading
On May 26, U.S. District Court Judge Stephan P. Mickle, a Clinton appointee, struck down Florida campaign finance laws that force groups that spend money to discuss candidates in various types of written or electronic communications to register with the … Continue reading