On February 19, the Arizona House Appropriations Committee passed HCR 2036 by 7-6. It amends the state constitution to delete age requirements to run and hold state office. Currently members of the legislature and Governors must be at least age … Continue reading
Lyle Denniston writes that as early as Wednesday, February 21, Pennsylvania Republican legislative leaders will file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, arguing that under Article One, Section Four, state courts cannot be involved in drawing U.S. House districts. See … Continue reading
On February 19, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin allowed HB 157 to become law, although he wouldn’t sign it. It increases the amount of money an individual may donate to a minor or unqualified party, so that now the limits are … Continue reading
The Nebraska Senate Government, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee will hear LB 969 on Friday, February 23. It lowers the number of signatures for a non-presidential independent candidate from 10% of the number of registered voters to 4,000 signatures. That … Continue reading
On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Johnson v Commission on Presidential Debates, 17-916. The other presidential debates case, Level the Playing Field v Federal Elections Commission, is still pending in the U.S. District Court in Washington, … Continue reading
