On February 18, the Kentucky Senate passed SB 151, after amending it. The original bill provided for partisan elections in even-numbered years to elect the Kentucky Public Service Commissioners. The Senate amended the bill to provide that the idea should … Continue reading
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On February 22, Illinois Representative Jim Watson (R-Jacksonville) introduced HB 2854. It eliminates mandatory petitioning for candidates who pay a filing fee of 1% of that office’s annual salary. It applies to all candidates, whether they are running in a … Continue reading
Thanks to IndependentPoliticalReport for this link to the transcript of the February 15 debate in New York city, “The two-party system is making America Ungovernable”. Debating the affirmative were David Brooks and Arianna Huffington. Debating the negative were Zev Chafets … Continue reading
On Febrary 22, many of New Hampshire’s largest daily newspapers ran stories about Florida’s apparent reluctance to move its presidential primary away from mid-January. For example, see this story. If Florida sticks to mid-January, then New Hampshire’s primary will be … Continue reading
On February 22, the West Virginia House Rules Committee delayed HB 2378, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. That bill had passed the Judiciary Committee on February 17. See this story. … Continue reading