A bill has been introduced in each house of the Tennessee legislature to make limited ballot access improvements for minor parties. SB 1466 and HB 1727 lower the petition for a group that wants to become a ballot-qualified party within … Continue reading
On January 30, the Arizona House Judiciary Committee passed HB 2196. That bill repeals the 2013 bill, HB 2305, that made it extremely difficult for members of small qualified parties to get on their own party’s primary ballots. HB 2305 … Continue reading
Two primaries and one election for Alabama legislative races had been set for January 28, but all three were postponed on January 27, due to bad weather. See this story, which says that new dates for the elections have not … Continue reading
The daily newspaper of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the Intelligencer Journal, has this letter to the editor. It chides State Senator Lloyd Smucker, who represents Lancaster, for repeatedly refusing to hold a hearing on SB 195, the bill to improve ballot access … Continue reading
According to this story, Oregon Republican Party leaders will try to persuade the legislature to move the primary from mid-May to an earlier date. Thanks to FrontloadingHQ for the link. … Continue reading
On January 29, Congressman Henry Waxman, a veteran Democrat from southwest Los Angeles County, made a surprise announcement that he won’t run for re-election this year. This news is probably good news for Marianne Williamson, a well-known author who is … Continue reading
