Arkansas SB 276 would move the primary for all office from May to March. It would also move the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties from January of the election year, to November of the year before the election. It was … Continue reading
Two members of the U.S. House have introduced a bill to let members of the public see federal court documents, without being charged 10 cents per page. Currently anyone can see any U.S. Supreme Court brief, just by going to … Continue reading
Three Democrats and two Republicans in the California Assembly have introduced ACA-8. It would amend the California Constitution to set the voting age at 17. The authors are Democrats Evan Low, Autumn Burke, and Todd Gloria; and Republicans Randy Voepel … Continue reading
This National Public Radio story has a quote from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson about SB 163, the bill increasing the petition requirement for newly-qualifying parties. The Governor seems to approve of the idea that the requirement ought to be a … Continue reading
Connecticut is holding a special election for State Representative, 39th district, on February 26. The Green Party nominee, Mirna Martinez, a school board member, collected 660 signatures (15% of the vote cast in this district in the last election) so … Continue reading
