Laura Sandefur, an independent candidate in the April 9, 2013 election for Cunningham Township, Illinois Township Assessor, has been removed from the ballot. Illinois law says no one can circulate a petition to place someone on a primary ballot, and … Continue reading
Bills are pending in several states to alter how that state elects presidential electors. The National Popular Vote Plan bill has been introduced so far this year in Arizona (SB 1042), Louisiana (SB 705 and HB 1095), Missouri (HB 39), … Continue reading
Nebraska State Senator Paul Schumacher (R-Columbus) has again introduced a bill to permit voters to sign petitions on-line. His bill, LB 160, only applies to initiative, referendum and recall petitions. He introduced the same bill in the last session, but … Continue reading
On January 18, the remaining uncounted votes in New York’s 46th State Senate district were counted. Whereas the original count had found a narrow victory for George Amedore, the Republican-Conservative-Independence nominee, now that the remaining ballots have been counted, there … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Representative Jeffrey Hickman has introduced HB 2134, which lowers the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote cast to exactly 5,000 signatures. Hickman has served in the legislature starting in 2004, and … Continue reading
