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Missouri House Bill 26 has been dropped from the House calendar, so it is considered dead. It had passed the House on second reading on March 27, but then it was never brought up for third (final) reading. It would … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 16, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee passed HB 2504. It imposes filing fees on candidates nominated by parties that nominate by convention. But it also makes it easier for a party to remain on the ballot. In … Continue reading
On May 16, two California election law bills passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee. They are AB 1451, which outlaws paying initiative circulators on a per-signature basis; and AB 681, which requires election officials to send three messages to independent voters … Continue reading
On May 16, New Hampshire HB 588 passed the Senate Election Law Committee. It had already passed the House. It deletes the requirement that a presidential primary candidate must be a registered member of the party whose primary he or … Continue reading
On April 30, the Minnesota House amended a budget bill that had already passed the Senate. The House amended the bill to include the National Popular Vote Plan bill, and passed the bill, SF 2227. But the Senate did not … Continue reading