On May 5, the Oklahoma legislature passed SJR 13. It lowers the number of signatures for initiatives, in years immediately after presidential elections. The old law says a statutory initiative needs signatures of 8% of the last vote cast. SJR … Continue reading
On May 5, California AB 1396 passed the Assembly Elections Committee unanimously. It deletes state laws that tell the Democratic Party how to be organized. It also provides that the party will keep a copy of its rules on the … Continue reading
On May 4, Washington’s Governor Christine Gregoire signed HB 1517. It permits ex-felons who still owe fines or restitution payments to register to vote. However, if they fall behind on their payments, they can lose their status as registered voters. … Continue reading
Louisiana Representative Wayne Waddell (R-Shreveport) has introduced HB 776. It would deprive qualified parties of their own primary if they have fewer than 40,000 registered members. Other states, over recent decades, have also changed their laws to eliminate primaries for … Continue reading
The Tulsa Beacon, April 30 issue, has this editorial, advocating that either political parties should pay for their own presidential primaries, or that the Oklahoma presidential primaries should be abolished and replaced with caucuses. The editorial notes that it costs … Continue reading
