On February 14, the Missouri House Elections Committee passed HB 1236, with no opposition. It now goes to the House Rules Committee. It removes the drafting error in the law on how minor parties get on the ballot. The existing … Continue reading
New York’s State Senate has a Republican majority. This article says the leader of Republicans in the State Senate opposes A9271, the bill by the Assembly Speaker that moves the legislative and local office primary to June, and also moves … Continue reading
New Mexico is another state in which redistricting is tied up in court. New Mexico has cases pending in both state court and federal court, for the legislative district boundaries. See this story. … Continue reading
Rhode Island requires presidential candidates to submit 1,000 valid signatures in order to be listed on a presidential primary ballot. Five Republicans turned in enough signatures to be listed: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. … Continue reading
On February 13, U.S. District Court Judge Dora Irizarry asked the Chief Judge of the 2nd Circuit to appoint a 3-judge court which would have the authority to draw U.S. House district boundaries, and also state legislative district boundaries, for … Continue reading
