Three bills are pending in the Maryland legislature to provide for a special election when a U.S. Senate seat becomes vacant. They are HB 278, SB 325, and SB 326. … Continue reading
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Texas State Senator Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) has filed a proposed State Constitutional Amendment, and enabling legislation, to end partisan elections for Texas State Court Judges. They are SJR 23 and SB 782. If the bills pass, the voters would vote … Continue reading
On February 13, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted 7-5 to pass HB 1234. It moves the independent candidate petition deadline (for office other than president) from June to April. South Dakota already was one of only six … Continue reading
C-SPAN will broadcast the national meeting sponsored by the Committee for a Unified Independent Party. It will air on Friday evening, February 13, at 8:25 pm eastern standard time. It lasts almost 90 minutes. The Committee for a Unified Independent … Continue reading
Arkansas HB 1246, which expands the petitioning period for new parties from any 60 days of the group’s choice to any 90 days, passed the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on February 12. It had already passed the … Continue reading