On Sunday, January 21, the Texas Republican Party filed a lawsuit in state court to remove 128 Democrats from the Democratic primary ballot in Dallas County. See this story. The Republican Party says there is a paperwork flaw with the … Continue reading
This Dakota Free Press story predicts the South Dakota legislature will soon amend a pending election law bill, HB 1012, to make various significant improvements in ballot access for small political parties. Thanks to Lori Stacey for the link. … Continue reading
Ohio Representative Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) has introduced HJR 5, a proposed state constitutional amendment. Current law requires a petition of 10% of the last gubernatorial vote to get a constitutional initiative on the ballot, and 6% for a statute. The … Continue reading
The National Conference of State Legislatures has authored two useful reference charts. Here is a chart that shows the partisan composition of each state’s legislative chambers. This data is very tough to track, because it changes constantly, due to resignations, … Continue reading
On January 17, the Washington State Senate passed SB 6021, which allows voters to register on election day. The bill now goes to the House. … Continue reading
