On February 17, the Montana Senate passed SB 169 by a vote of 48-2. It deals with vacancies in U.S. Senate seats. If there is a U.S. Senate vacancy, there would be a special election, in most cases. Before the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
Arkansas State Senator Gary Stubblefield (R-Branch) has introduced SB 389. It moves the presidential primary from late May to early March. The bill provides that only the presidential primary would be in March; the primary for other office would continue … Continue reading
Texas Representative Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) has introduced HB 1444. It deals with the straight-ticket device. It says that in counties with a population of over 1,000,000, the straight-ticket device would not encompass partisan candidates for judicial office and county executive … Continue reading
On February 18, the Oklahoma House Elections & Ethics Committee passed HB 2181 by a vote of 7-0. The bill lowers the petition for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote cast, to 1%.
The Washington Secretary of State, Kim Wyman, is trying to persuade the legislature to pass SB 5978. See this story. The bill moves the presidential primary from May to the second Tuesday in March. It also requires the major parties … Continue reading