The Kansas House Elections Committee has introduced HB 2113. It lowers the petition for a newly-qualifying party from 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1%. Also it expands the time to obtain the signatures from six months to one … Continue reading
As previously noted, on January 11, a Wisconsin state trial court ruled in favor of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Jill Stein in Elections Systems and Software v Election Commission. The issue was whether Stein’s experts, who are permitted to … Continue reading
A lawsuit is pending in U.S. District Court in Arizona on whether the Governor has the authority to postpone a special election for U.S. Senate (to replace John McCain) until November 2020. Tedards v Ducey, 2:18cv-4241. The plaintiffs are Arizona … Continue reading
Hank Adler has this interesting article in Townhall about what would happen if no one got a majority in the electoral college. The Constitution says in that case, the House would choose the President, with each state getting one vote. … Continue reading
New Mexico Senator Mark Moores (R-Albuquerque) has introduced SB 418, which would let parties have a closed primary if they wish, but they would be required to pay the election administration costs of their own primary. If they let independents … Continue reading
