On March 17, the New Mexico Senate passed SB 403 unanimously. It is an omnibus election law bill initiated by the organization of County Clerks, and contains a few ballot access improvements: (1) it moves the independent candidate petition deadline … Continue reading
The Greensboro, North Carolina News & Record has this editorial in its March 18 edition. The editorial expresses disappointment with the recent North Carolina Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s ballot access law for minor parties. It hopes that the … Continue reading
On March 17, the Oklahoma House passed HB 1058 by a vote of 69-17. Now it goes to the Senate. It reduces the number of signatures to get a party on the ballot from 5% of the last vote cast, … Continue reading
Politico has this story about possible legal challenges to the ongoing recall petitions against half of the State Senators in Wisconsin. As the piece notes, because Wisconsin has election-day registration, any adult citizen resident is free to sign a recall … Continue reading
On March 10, the Democratic Party of Harford County sued the county government, to obtain some seats on the Commission that will redistrict the county’s districts. See this story. The county charter says only parties that polled at least 15% … Continue reading
