Georgia holds a special U.S. House election on April 18. So far, five Republicans, two Democrats, and one independent has filed, although filing doesn’t close until one p.m. on February 15. See this story. Georgia special U.S. House elections are … Continue reading
There are two bills pending in the Oklahoma legislature to ease ballot access for independent presidential candidates. The more far-reaching bill cuts the number of signatures to 5,000, and proposes a filing fee alternative of $5,000. That bill is by … Continue reading
Maine Representative Stacey Guerin (R-Glenburn) has introduced LD 53, to make it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. The bill is very carelessly worded. Usually bills to do this are careful to specify that initiative proponents are … Continue reading
Utah Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D-Salt Lake City) has introduced HB 349. It provides that ranked-choice voting (also known as instant runoff voting) would be used for all partisan office in primaries. Thanks to Brendan Phillips for this news. … Continue reading
On February 14, the New Hampshire House Elections Committee defeated HB 384, which would have set up a committee to study the state’s ballot access laws. All the Republicans on the Committee voted against the bill; all the Democrats supported … Continue reading
