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On February 28, the Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee passed SB 1038 by 9-2. It says that candidates who can demonstrate that they are poor may pay a filing fee that is only one-fourth as much money as the normal filing … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
Maine Representative Louis Luchini introduced LD 1726 in December 2017. It severely restricted petitioning around polling sites. The bill had a hearing in December 2017 but no action has been taken on it since. Given the lack of movement for … Continue reading
On February 28, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435. Here is one news story about the oral argument. Here is a second news story. FURTHER UPDATE: here is the Associated Press story. FURTHER UPDATE: Rick … Continue reading
Nebraska election law does not permit candidates to run in a partisan primary if they changed party affiliation during the year before the election. On February 27, Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale ruled that the law only applies to … Continue reading
On February 27, the Minnesota House Government Operations & Elections Policy Committee passed HB 1393. It moves the primary from the second Tuesday in August to the first Tuesday after the third Monday in June. If signed into law, the … Continue reading