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
Yearly Archives: 2014
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
James J. Condit, Jr., has filed to appear on the Ohio Constitution Party primary ballot, for U.S. House, 8th district. Condit has run against House Speaker John Boehner twice in the past, and intends to do so again in 2014. … Continue reading
Nebraska State Senator John Murante (R-Gretna) has introduced an omnibus election law bill, LB 1048. Among other provisions, it says a ballot-qualified party can dissolve itself if it files notice by November 1 of the year before an election. This … Continue reading
New York city ballots in 2014 and future years will be easier to read than they were in 2013. See this story, which says the Board found a way to increase the font size of the names of candidates and … Continue reading