On March 16, the Texas House Elections Committee heard testimony on HB 464, the bill to require candidates nominated by minor party convention to pay filing fees. Currently, only candidates running in a partisan primary pay filing fees in Texas. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
On March 18, CNN/ORC released a poll which includes questions about how voters would vote for President in November 2016. Scroll down to question 22. Assuming Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, she beats most potential Republican nominees by at … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Representative John Conyers (D-Mi.) have introduced a bill to permit ex-felons to vote in federal elections. Here is a link to the text of the bill, which does not yet have a bill number. … Continue reading
Alabama State Senator Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) has introduced SB 240. It moves the primary for president and all other office, during presidential election years, from the 2nd Tuesday in March to the 1st Tuesday in March. Even though the bill … Continue reading
In 2013, Republicans in the Arizona legislature passed an omnibus election law bill, HB 2305, that injured voting rights for minor parties, and for Democrats as well. The Arizona Democratic Party and its allies, especially unions, then mustered the strength … Continue reading