On June 24, the Oregon House passed SB 326 on second reading. This bill eliminates the “primary screenout” passed in 2005. “Primary screenout” means a law that prohibits primary voters from signing an independent candidate’s petition. UPDATE: on June 25, … Continue reading
According to this interesting analysis by Fairvote, President Obama has visited all nine swing states since he has been president, but has visited only seven other states. In this context, “swing state” means a state carried by President Bush in … Continue reading
On June 25, the Louisiana legislature passed HB 420, the omnibus election law bill that, among other things, extends the independent presidential paperwork deadline by three days, and clarifies the deadline for the presidential elector paperwork of qualified parties. The … Continue reading
On June 25, the Arizona House Judiciary Committee passed three election law bills of interest. SB 1091 is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill. It passed unanimously. It moves the independent presidential petition deadline from June to September, … Continue reading
According to this story in Tucson Weekly, the Tucson Democratic Party’s attempt to keep Greens out of this November’s partisan city council races is likely to backfire. The Democratic Party challenged Dave Croteau’s petition to get on the Green Party … Continue reading
