Ohio Representative Jack Cera (D-Bellaire) has introduced HB 101. It moves the primary in presidential years, for all office, from March to May. Ohio primaries are in May, except in presidential election years, they are in March. If the bill … Continue reading
On February 26, the U.S. House Administration Committee passed H.R. 1, the federal election law bill that includes reforms favored by Democrats. One of the little-discussed provisions of the bill makes it much more difficult for presidential candidates to qualify … Continue reading
On February 27, the New Mexico Senate Rules Committee passes SB 418. Originally the bill said that major parties (the parties that nominate by primary) must allow independent voters to vote in their primaries, or else those parties must pay … Continue reading
On February 26, the Washington State Senate passed SB 5074 by 26-20. It says that if a presidential elector votes for someone other than the person who received the most popular votes in the state, then that person is deemed … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Illinois legislature to lower the number of signatures for the three citywide non-partisan offices in Chicago. The bill would lower the number from 12,500 to 5,000 signatures. The bills also lower … Continue reading
