On February 12, the New York Senate passed AB 2570, which cuts the number of signatures down to only one-fourth of the normal requirement, for 2019 primary candidates. The bill had already passed the Assembly. The rationale for the law … Continue reading
Arkansas SB 276, which moves the primary for all office from May to March, was scheduled to be heard in the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Government Affairs on Tuesday, February 12. However, the bill’s sponsor did not present … Continue reading
Steve Goodale of Newsgrowl has published this article about Arkansas SB 163, the bill to almost triple the number of signatures for a new party to get on the ballot. The bill will be voted on in the House on … Continue reading
On February 12, the Oklahoma House Rules Committee passed HB 2338. It moves the deadline for candidates who are filing to run in a partisan primary from April to January. The primary is in late June. The bill also moves … Continue reading
Every member of the Montgomery County, Maryland legislative delegation is sponsoring HB 624. This is a bill to let Montgomery County use ranked choice voting for its own officers. The bill has a hearing in the House Ways & Means … Continue reading
