Utah elects a state school board from districts. Those elections are non-partisan. A few years ago the law was changed to say those elections are “partisan”, but that law was not specific. Utah State Senator Ann Millner (R-Ogden), a supporter … Continue reading
HR 1, which is pending in the U.S. House, and which has many election law provisions, is sponsored by virtually every Democratic member of the House. But the ACLU opposes the bill because of many changes it makes to campaign … Continue reading
Florida Senator Jose Rodriguez and two other Senators have introduced SB 1386. Among other things, it provides that the Secretary of State will prepare a statewide layout for ballots. Currently each county designs its own ballot layout. In November 2018, … Continue reading
Rhode Island held a special election on March 5, to fill the vacancy in the 68th Representative district. There were four candidates on the ballot, a Democrat, a Libertarian, and two independents. The Libertarian, William Hunt Jr., placed second with … Continue reading
The Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee has introduced SB 1159. It makes it far more difficult to qualify a statewide initiative. The bill shrinks the petitioning period from 18 months to six months. It increases the number of signatures from … Continue reading
