New Mexico State Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto has introduced SJR 5. It provides that all adult citizens known to exist would automatically be registered to vote, unless they decline. … Continue reading
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Florida State Senator Dennis Baxley (R-Lady Lake) has introduced SJR 978. Currently Florida permits initiatives to amend the Constitution, but they must pass with a 60% popular vote. Senator Baxley’s bill would raise that to 66.67% of the popular vote.
Arizona currently has semi-closed primaries (for office other than President). Representative Thomas Thorpe, the Speaker Pro Tem, and five other Republican representatives have introduced HCR 2014. It would alter the Arizona Constitution to say that only registered members of a … Continue reading
Alabama HB 193 and SB 164 are identical bills that would make Alabama ballot access laws even worse than they already are. They would change the independent presidential petition from 5,000 signatures to 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, and … Continue reading
A year ago, a bill was introduced in the Washington legislature to move the presidential primary from May to the 2nd Tuesday in March. On January 12, 2018, the House State Government, Elections & Information Technology held a hearing on … Continue reading