On April 18, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed HB 2177, the bill that required political parties to furnish a birth certificate for their presidential nominees. See this story. The bill had been sent to her on Friday, April 15. Thanks … Continue reading
According to this story, former Philadelphia Mayor John Street has changed his voter registration from “Democratic” to “independent.” … Continue reading
Louisiana Representative Rick Gallot (D-Grambling) has introduced HB 533. This is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it would remove the names of candidates for presidential elector from the November ballot. Louisiana currently is one … Continue reading
On April 18, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer signed SB 194. This is the bill to require parties, and independent presidential candidates, to submit twice as many candidates for presidential elector as the state has seats in the electoral college. Half … Continue reading
On April 15, the Washington State House Ways & Means Committee passed SB 5119. This is the bill that eliminates the presidential primary in 2012. The bill had already passed the Senate. The major parties would rather use caucuses to … Continue reading
