Arkansas Senator Trent Garner (R-El Dorado) has introduced SB 276, which moves the primary for all office form May to February. Senator Garner is also the Senator who is sponsoring the bill to almost triple the number of signatures for … Continue reading
Nineteen Democratic members of Congress from New York have signed a letter, urging the legislature not to ban fusion. The signers include both of New York’s U.S. Senators. See this story. … Continue reading
On February 6, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1152. It moves the non-presidential independent candidate petition deadline form March to May. … Continue reading
On February 6, the Arkansas House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee passed SB 163, the bill that raises the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 10,000 signatures to 3% of the last gubernatorial vote. The bill passed … Continue reading
On February 5, the Third Circuit agreed with a U.S. District Court that Delaware cannot require that all Supreme Court Justices, Superior Court Judges, and Chancery Court Judges be members of the two largest parties. Adams v Governor Delaware, 18-1045. … Continue reading
