On January 18, a subcommittee of the Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee passed SB 690 by 4-2. The bill lowers the number of signatures for presidential candidates (both in presidential primaries and in the general election) from 10,000 signatures … Continue reading
On January 18, the California State Court of Appeals released a 14-page opinion, finding that AB 1499, which was signed into law in 2012, was improperly permitted to go into effect immediately. AB 1499 changed the order in which statewide … Continue reading
Two Oregon State Representatives, Andy Olson (R-Albany) and Gene Whisnant (R-Sunriver), have introduced HB 2405. It would require presidential candidates to submit a long form birth certificate that must contain the name of the hospital, the physician who delivered the … Continue reading
Arizona Representative Phil Lovas (R-Peoria) has introduced HB 2017, to hold the Arizona presidential primary on the same day that the major parties in Iowa hold their presidential caucuses. The bill provides that in case the Iowa caucuses are no … Continue reading
Alaska Representative Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage) has introduced HB 13, to establish a top-two primary system for all partisan office except President. Like the Washington state version, but unlike the California version, write-ins would be permitted in November. Here is the … Continue reading
