On March 22, the Idaho Senate passed SB 1159, which makes it far more difficult to get statewide initiatives on the ballot. The vote was 18-17. All seven Democrats voted against it, along with ten Republicans. It increases the number … Continue reading
On March 14, the Kentucky Senate passed HB 325, which makes it more difficult for voters to switch parties prior to a primary. Current law lets them switch parties a month before the primary, but the bill says they can’t … Continue reading
On March 25, the Arizona House Rules Committee passed SB 1154. It moves the primary from the last week in August to the first week in August. It also moves the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties from February of the … Continue reading
The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives has published Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018. It has 60 pages and has the election returns for each congressional general election. The Clerk has been publishing a book … Continue reading
The Utah legislature has passed HB 272. It requires declared write-in candidates to pay filing fees. Write-in presidential candidates would be charged $500. Other candidates would pay one-eighth of 1% of the annual salary for the full term of the … Continue reading
