On February 3, California State Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) introduced SB 168, which makes it a crime for anyone to pay anyone else to circulate an initiative, referendum or recall petition, if the circulator is being paid per signature, … Continue reading
On February 7, West Virginia HB 2853 was signed into law. It provides for a special gubernatorial election this year, on October 4. This means four states will hold gubernatorial elections this year. The others, who always have their gubernatorial … Continue reading
New Mexico Senator Linda Lopez (D-Albuquerque) has introduced SB 403, a 130-page bill of election law changes. The bill is backed New Mexico elections officials. It includes a few improvements in the ballot access laws. It changes the filing deadline … Continue reading
West Virginia State Senator Clark Barnes (R-Beverly) has introduced SB 417, to ease the definition of “political party.” The existing law, ever since 1916, has defined a political party as a group that polled at least 1% of the vote … Continue reading
Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has introduced SB 17. It lowers the number of signatures for statewide independent candidates from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1.5% of the last gubernatorial vote. It makes no change to the procedures for … Continue reading
