The Tennessee bills to make slight improvements in ballot access for new and minor parties have been delayed. This is fortunate, because it will give more time for Tennessee activists to make their case that the bills are not nearly … Continue reading
On March 31, the Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee passed HB 1615. The bill has already passed the House. It moves the petition deadline for a new party to submit its petition from May 1 to March 1. It also moves … Continue reading
The national Canadian election debates will take place on April 12 (in English) and April 14 (in French). See this story. The Broadcasting Consortium is still excluding the Green Party on the grounds that the party has never elected a … Continue reading
On March 30, the Idaho Senate passed SB 1198, the bill to begin asking registered voters to choose a party. The bill also provides for separate primary ballots for each party. Members of one party could only choose that party’s … Continue reading
On March 25, the Washington legislature passed SB 5124, which requires all counties to abolish voting at the polls (except that each county could keep one voting center for voters who don’t wish to vote by mail). The existing law … Continue reading
