The South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee has introduced SB 33. It is mostly a clean-up bill, but it makes some changes for independent presidential candidates. It changes the formula for the number of signatures from 1% of the last … Continue reading
Arizona Representative Lupe Diaz (R-Benson) has introduced HB 2789. It would let candidates for state and local office pay a filing fee instead of submitting a petition. The bill applies equally to all candidates, including independent candidates. The bill does … Continue reading
Two bills have been introduced in the Indiana legislature to abolish the straight-ticket device. They are HB 1218 by Representative Ed Clere (R-New Albany) and HB 1133 by Representative Cory Criswell (R-Middletown). Also there is a bill to expand the … Continue reading
On January 22, the U.S. Solicitor General filed this brief in Tangipa v Newsom, 25A839. It agrees with the California Republicans who filed the case that the new California U.S. House districts violate the federal Voting Rights Act. The U.S. … Continue reading
On January 22, U.S. District Court Judge John Gibney, an Obama appointee, issued an opinion in King v O’Bannon, e.d., 3:23cv-408. He ruled that Virginia cannot continue to bar many felons from registering to vote. The basis for the decision … Continue reading
