Hawaii State Senator Mike Gabbard (D-Kapolei) has introduced SB 2480. It establishes a top-two primary. If the bill were enacted, parties would no longer have nominees except for president, so they would no longer be able to be ballot-qualified unless … Continue reading
West Virginia State Senator Eric J. Tarr (R-Putnam) has introduced SB 90. It deletes the law that lets parties decide for themselves whether to let independents vote in their own primaries. The bill would be unconstitutional if it became law. … Continue reading
Twenty-two Wisconsin legislators have introduced AB 223. It would forbid out-of-state individuals to circulate candidate petitions, although the restriction would not apply to petitions for presidential candidates. … Continue reading
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
