It seems likely that no state legislature this year will pass a bill, requiring presidential candidate birth certificates as a condition of ballot access. The Missouri bill that had contained such a provision, SB 282, passed the legislature today, but … Continue reading
The Salt Lake Tribune has this op-ed by Randy Miller, advocating that the Utah legislature implement a normal primary system, and end the Utah caucus system for congressional, state and county elections. Utah has direct primaries, but the only candidates … Continue reading
Carl Lewis, former Olympic track gold-medal winner who is trying to run for the New Jersey State Senate this year, does not know yet whether he will be on the November 2011 ballot in the 8th district. However, his name … Continue reading
On May 13, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed HB 1242, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it provides that just in case the current Republican Secretary of State, Charlie White, is found not to have been eligible to … Continue reading
This newspaper story describes bills in the Maine legislature to eliminate or curtail public funding for candidates for state office. The bill to repeal the program has already been defeated in committee, although the sponsor will try to put a … Continue reading
