On April 13, New Hampshire held a special election to fill a vacancy in the State House, Hillsborough 21 district. The results: Republican Bill Boyd 52.96%; Democrat Wendy Thomas 44.86%; American Solidarity nominee Stephen Hollenberg 2.18%. When this seat was … Continue reading
As already reported, on March 29, the Sixth Circuit struck down Michigan’s statewide independent candidate petition, which required 30,000 signatures due in July. The time for the state to ask for a rehearing has now passed, and the state did … Continue reading
On April 12, the California Senate Elections Committee passed SB 660 by 3-2. It makes it illegal to pay circulators of certain types of petition on a per-signature basis. The two “no” votes included one Democrat and one Republican. Similar … Continue reading
This newspaper story says that Idaho supporters of the initiative process have delivered a petition with 16,000 signatures to Governor Brad Little, asking him to veto SB 1110. The bill makes it almost impossible for statewide initiatives to get on … Continue reading
On April 12, attorneys for the Secretary of State of Maine filed this brief in We the People v Bellows, 21-1149. This is the case over the Maine ban on out-of-state circulators. The Maine law even requires circulators to be … Continue reading
