On February 9, the Wyoming House defeated HB 54. It would have raised the petition requirement for independent candidates from 2% of the last vote for U.S. House, to 5%. The bill needed a two-thirds vote to advance, because this … Continue reading
Alabama State Representative Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) has introduced HB 392. It would end elections for Public Service Commissioner. Currently these are statewide partisan races. The last time any third party was on the Alabama ballot was November 2022, when … Continue reading
On February 7, U.S. District Court Judge J. P. Boulee, a Trump appointee, ordered the FBI to unseal the affidavit that resulted in issuance of the search warrant for the November 2020 ballots from Fulton County,Georgia. The lawsuit had been … Continue reading
Rhode Island Representative Joseph McNamara (D-Warwick) has introduced HB 7090. It would move the presidential primary from late April to early March. If enacted, the new date would have no impact on petition deadlines for minor party or independent candidates. … Continue reading
On February 3, former San Francisco Mayor Willie l. Brown, Jr. spoke at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. He took questions from the audience, and one question was about the current California gubernatorial election. Brown discussed some of the … Continue reading
