Illinois currently lets qualified political parties nominate someone after the primary is over, if the primary didn’t produce a party nominee. On March 10, the House Elections & Campaign Reform Committee passed HB 723, to restrict the ability of qualified … Continue reading
Oregon State Senator Bill Morrisette (D-Springfield) has introduced SB 647, to move the primary in mid-term years from May to September. In presidential election years, Oregon would continue to have a May primary for all office. Thanks to Mary Starrette … Continue reading
Both houses of the Maryland legislature now have a bill to cut the number of signatures for a previously unqualified party from 10,000 signatures to 5,000 signatures. SB 947 had been introduced earlier, and now the same bill is in … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court is expected to hold a trial in late April in the ballot access lawsuit called Block v Mollis, no. 09-47. The issue is whether there is any strong state interest in making it illegal to circulate … Continue reading
On March 12, the Oregon House passed HB 2588 by a vote of 39-19. This is the National Popular Vote bill. Significantly, eight Republicans voted for the bill. Often the idea is treated as a partisan issue, in which Democrats … Continue reading
