On March 7, the Wyoming House Appropriations Committee defeated SF 97 by a vote of 5-2. Current law lets voters switch parties on primary election day. The bill would have ended that practice. Voters who want to vote in a … Continue reading
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On March 8, the Hawaii Senate passed SB 2046 by a vote of 24-1. It slightly eases the petition to recognize a new party. That petition now asks signers for their entire birthdate. The bill deletes the year, so that … Continue reading
On March 9, Georgia filed a notice of appeal in Perdue v Kemp. This is the case over Georgia’s new law that says individuals can contribute an unlimited amount of money to an incumbent Governor who is running for re-election, … Continue reading
On March 8, the Tennessee House Local Government Committee passed HB 2067. It lowers the petition to recognize a new party from 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote, to one-half of 1%. It also lowers the vote test for a … Continue reading
The Southland Journal of Chicago has this mention of the U.S. District Court decision last week, putting Libertarians on the ballot for Cook County Commissioner. Although the Southland Journal merely reprinted the party’s press release, that is the first periodical … Continue reading