The Harvard Political Review has this article by Noah Chung-Igelman. It gives the history of strong independent U.S. Senate campaigns in the last twelve years, and explains why none of them succeeded in electing a new independent member of the … Continue reading
On February 11, the Wisconsin legislature passed AB 223, which bans out-of-state circulators for candidate petitions and recall petitions. Wisconsin doesn’t have the initiative or referendum. In the Senate the vote was party-line, with all Democrats voting “no” and all … Continue reading
On January 27, the South Dakota House defeated HB 1087. It would have made it illegal to pay petitioners for circulating an initiative or referendum petition. The sponsor was Representative Travis Ismay (R-Newell). The vote was 28-38. The U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
West Virginia Senator Robbie Morris (R-Randolph) and Representative Joe Funkhouser (R-Charles Town) have introduced SB 851 and HB 5217. The identical bills would require declared write-in candidates to pay filing fees. West Virginia in the past also required write-in candidates … Continue reading
On February 13, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 2480, although the committee recommended that the bill be amended on the Senate floor. It is not known what the amendments would be. The Libertarian Party and the Green Party … Continue reading
