BAD ACCESS BILLS PASS IN IOWA AND VERMONT, BUT NOT IN DELAWARE OR NEW HAMPSHIRE During June, restrictive ballot access laws passed in Iowa and Vermont, but were defeated in Delaware and New Hampshire. Delaware: HB 65 would have moved … Continue reading
The Tennessee Libertarian Party has found legislators willing to introduce a bill next year to ease the petition for a party to get on the ballot. The law is so strict, no new party has qualified by petition since 1968 … Continue reading
On Julyl 15, some independent voters in Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit in the State Supreme court, arguing that the state constitution does not permit the state to exclude independent voters from voting in partisan primaries. Smercomish v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, … Continue reading
On July 8, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker, an Obama appointee, enjoined the new Florida law that says initiative petitions can only be circulated by Florida residents. He also enjoined the new law that says only U.S. citizens can … Continue reading
On July 17, the British government announced that a bill will be introduced soon to lower the voting age to sixteen. Because the Labour Party has a majority in the House of Commons, and the party backs the idea, it … Continue reading
