On February 14, the Virginia House passed HB 1151 unanimously. This is the bill that says petitions for both the primary and the general election this year, for federal office, are valid if they are based on the old U.S. … Continue reading
Four Indiana voters have each filed separate challenges to the validity of Rick Santorum’s Indiana ballot access petition. See this Politico story, which also notes that the Chair of the Indiana Elections Commission is a supporter of Mitt Romney. The … Continue reading
On February 13, the Washington state House unanimously passed HB 1860, which preserves elections for Precinct Committee Officer (a party office, not a public office). The bill says these elections will be held at the time of the August primary, … Continue reading
On February 14, the Missouri House Elections Committee passed HB 1236, with no opposition. It now goes to the House Rules Committee. It removes the drafting error in the law on how minor parties get on the ballot. The existing … Continue reading
New York’s State Senate has a Republican majority. This article says the leader of Republicans in the State Senate opposes A9271, the bill by the Assembly Speaker that moves the legislative and local office primary to June, and also moves … Continue reading
