On January 22, South Dakota bill SB 79 passed the Senate State Affairs Committee. It lets registered independents sign a petition to place a candidate on a partisan primary ballot. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
Ten New Jersey legislators have introduced AB 1230. It says that no presidential candidate’s name shall be printed on the general election ballot unless the candidate has released his or her tax returns, by 50 days before the election. The … Continue reading
Alabama Representative Ronald Johnson (R-Sylacauga) has introduced HB 241. It would provide that a write-in candidate who wants his or her write-ins counted must file a declaration of candidacy at least five days before any election. Alabama has never had … Continue reading
Alabama Representative Mike Ball (R-Madison) has introduced HB 214. It provides that in all partisan elections except president, all candidates would run in the primary and only the top two vote-getters could run in November. However, like two other similar … Continue reading
The Florida Secretary of State’s office has determined that an initiative to restore voting rights to ex-felons has qualified for the November 2018 ballot. See this story. It needed 766,200 valid signatures, and will be on the ballot as Question … Continue reading