As already reported, on March 29, the Sixth Circuit struck down Michigan’s statewide independent candidate petition, which required 30,000 signatures due in July. The time for the state to ask for a rehearing has now passed, and the state did … Continue reading
On April 12, the California Senate Elections Committee passed SB 660 by 3-2. It makes it illegal to pay circulators of certain types of petition on a per-signature basis. The two “no” votes included one Democrat and one Republican. Similar … Continue reading
This newspaper story says that Idaho supporters of the initiative process have delivered a petition with 16,000 signatures to Governor Brad Little, asking him to veto SB 1110. The bill makes it almost impossible for statewide initiatives to get on … Continue reading
On April 12, attorneys for the Secretary of State of Maine filed this brief in We the People v Bellows, 21-1149. This is the case over the Maine ban on out-of-state circulators. The Maine law even requires circulators to be … Continue reading
On April 12, the Montana House passed SB 350 by a vote of 67-33. It makes three improvements in the process for a new or previously unqualified party to petition onto the ballot. (1) a signature is valid even if … Continue reading
