On February 6, the Indiana Senate Elections Committee passed SB 418, which lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. The committee heard testimony from representatives of the Constitution Party and the Green Party. … Continue reading
On January 26, the Idaho House passed HB 13. It eliminates an election law that discriminates against incumbents, relative to the time limit for switching parties. Current law says incumbents can’t file to run for re-election if they changed parties … Continue reading
On January 27, the Arkansas Senate defeated SB 122, which would have moved the presidential primary and primaries for all other office from May to March. If the bill had passed, the petition deadlines for non-presidential independents would have moved … Continue reading
On February 3, the Florida Secretary of State released a report on the November 2016 election that, among other things, shows that more than 83,000 Florida voters cast a write-in for President for someone who wasn’t a declared presidential write-in … Continue reading
On February 3, the Utah House Government Operations Committee amended HB 22 to require that circulators for primary candidate petitions must be registered votes, and to ban paying such circulators. Both parts of the bill violate U.S. Supreme Court precedents. … Continue reading
