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On February 10, the Arizona House Rules Committee passed HB 2196 by a vote of 5-2. This is the bill that repeals the 2013 omnibus election law bill. That 2013 bill made it very difficult for members of qualified minor … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Sam Rankin of Billings, Montana, will attempt to get on the ballot this year as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana. See this story. No one has qualified as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana since … Continue reading
Harley McLain, of Valley City, North Dakota, died on February 9 at the age of 62. See this obituary. As the obituary explains, he filed a lawsuit in 1978 that resulted in the Eighth Circuit ruling that North Dakota’s party … Continue reading
On February 10, the Oklahoma House elected a new Speaker, Representative Jeff Hickman (R-Alva). In 2013, he was the lead sponsor of HB 2134, which lowered the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote … Continue reading
On February 10, several groups that sponsor statewide initiatives filed a lawsuit against Michigan’s law that bans out-of-state circulators for petitioners. The case is Humane Society Legislative Fund v Ruth Johnson, eastern district, 2:14cv-10601. Here is the Complaint. Thanks to … Continue reading