On March 14, the Utah legislature passed SB 242, which sets the presidential primary in March. Utah already had a law for a presidential primary, but the old law didn’t set the date.
Richard Winger
On March 14, the Utah legislature passed SB 123. It governs how parties nominate in special U.S. House elections. The bill says party meetings would choose the two highest vote-getters, and then a special primary would be held between those … Continue reading
These Oklahoma election law bills are dead for this session, because they didn’t advance by various deadlines: 1. SB 51 and HB 1919, which would have abolished the straight-ticket device. 2. HB 2338, which would have moved the deadline for … Continue reading
On March 13, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee passed SB 145. It requires candidates for president and vice-president to release the last five years of their income tax returns. It applies to both presidential primaries, and the general election. It … Continue reading
On March 12, Congressmember Justin Amash (R-Michigan) introduced HR 1681, to outlaw discriminatory ballot access laws for congressional candidates. The bill says that minor party and independent candidates could not be required to obtain more signatures than major party candidates … Continue reading