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On February 25, the North Dakota Senate passed SB 2183 by a vote of 31-16. This is the bill that says no one may circulate an initiative petition, or a recall petition, unless the individual has lived in the state … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
The Birmingham News hosts a one-hour chat today (Tuesday, February 26) with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joey Kennedy. Kennedy will discuss the current legislative session, including Senator Cam Ward’s ballot access reform. See this story. The ballot access bill is expected … Continue reading
George McDonald is running for Mayor of New York city in the September 2013 Republican primary. In January he filed a lawsuit, McDonald v City Campaign Finance Board, 100038-2013, in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, alleging that the city’s limit … Continue reading
On February 25, the Washington State Court of Appeals ruled that local initiatives that are only advisory are not permitted in the state. See the decision here in City of Monroe v Seeds of Liberty, 68473-6. An initiative petition had … Continue reading
Texas Representative Cindy Burkett (R-Mesquite) has introduced HB 148, which would make it a felony for anyone to deposit more than two voted mail absentee ballots in a postal pick-up box, unless the person was a relative of the voters … Continue reading