On March 15, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee introduced HB 275, which is another of the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bills. Among the many election law changes is a provision lowering the number of signatures for an … Continue reading
On March 15, the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government passed SB 935, which makes slight improvements to ballot access for minor parties. It moves the petition deadline for the petition to qualify a new party from March to early … Continue reading
On March 15, the 9th circuit heard oral arguments in Dudum v City and County of San Francisco. This is a federal case, filed in 2010 by opponents of San Francisco’s version of Instant-Runoff Voting. Because the San Francisco vote-counting … Continue reading
On March 14, Texas Representative Leo Berman withdrew his bill, HB 418. This is the bill that would have imposed filing fees on candidates who get on the November ballot by petition and by convention, i.e., independent candidates and the … Continue reading
On March 15, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed AB 80 unanimously. It moves the presidential primary from February to June. Because the primary for office other than President is already in June, combining the presidential primary with the non-presidential … Continue reading
