A bill is pending in each house of the Oklahoma legislature to abolish the straight-ticket device. Last month the Senate bill, SB 51, had been introduced. The new bill in the House is HB 1919 by Representative Derrel Fincher (R-Bartlesville), … Continue reading
Oklahoma Representative Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) has introduced HB 2338. It moves the deadline for candidates to file in the primary from April to January. That would also automatically move the deadline for non-presidential independent candidates from April to January. Here … Continue reading
Sponsors have been found for bills to ease ballot access barriers in Georgia and Kansas. In Georgia, Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) will introduce a bill easing the petition requirements. She is an attorney. In Kansas, the Green Party believes it … Continue reading
The Ventura County Reporter has this interview with Steve Frank, one of the candidates for state chair of the California Republican Party. Frank strongly criticizes the top-two system in this interview. The California Republican Party state convention will be in … Continue reading
On January 17, the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee passed HB 2008. It changes the election system for Justice of the Supreme Court. Currently the state holds non-partisan elections for that office in November of even years. The bill would … Continue reading
