On July 13, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1074, another omnibus election law bill. The only ballot access implications in SB 1074 are that the bill moves the non-presidential primary from 9 weeks before the general election, to 10 … Continue reading
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is petitioning for himself as the “Jobs and Education Party” candidate. As this column by Elizabeth Benjamin in the Daily News explains, once a candidate is the nominee of two qualified parties, any independent … Continue reading
Various interesting election law bills in the U.S. House of Representatives have mostly continued to gain co-sponsors. Below are the number of additional co-sponsors added since June 30, for various bills: HR 2499 (vote on Puerto Rican status) has gained … Continue reading
On July 13, Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Mary Cheh eliminated a provision from her Omnibus Election Reform Act, bill number 18-345. She eliminated adding candidate filing fees to the election law. The hearing on the bill, also on July 13, … Continue reading
On July 7, the California Senate Elections Committee passed AB 909. This is the bill that provides that independent voters, at the polls on primary day, must be told that they are free to choose a Republican ballot, a Democratic … Continue reading
