On March 29, Montana HB 647 was defeated in the House by 43-57. It would have increased the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5,000 signatures, to 5% of the winning gubernatorial candidate’s vote in the last election. … Continue reading
On April 19, the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party said it will try to persuade the state Democratic Party to let independent voters vote in Democratic primaries. Under the 1986 U.S. Supreme Court decision Tashjian v Republican Party of Connecticut, parties … Continue reading
On April 19, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Kleeh, a Trump appointee, ordered the city of Salem, West Virginia, to restore a local initiative to the June 4, 2019 ballot. The order is oral and is not yet in writing. … Continue reading
On April 10, the Rhode Island Senate passed SB 342 by 28-10. It requires presidential candidates to reveal their tax returns, or they can’t be on the ballot in either a presidential primary, or the general election. Here is a … Continue reading
On April 19, the Colorado House Appropriations Committee passed HB 19-1278. It had also passed the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on April 2. It now goes to the House. It increases the number of signatures, for independent … Continue reading
