On June 30, the Rhode Island legislature passed HB 5702. It provides that every adult citizen known by the state government to exist will automatically be registered, unless that individual declines. A similar bill had already passed the Illinois legislature, … Continue reading
On June 29, the Delaware Senate Elections & State Affairs passed HB 89. It moves the non-presidential primary from September to April. It had already passed the House. The version that passed the House does not move the deadline to … Continue reading
On June 29, both houses of the North Carolina legislature appointed members to a conference committee for SB 656, the ballot access bill. Generally they all support the bill. It is likely that they can agree on a version of … Continue reading
On June 29, the North Carolina Senate refused to concur in the House amendments to the ballot access bill, SB 656. The bill had passed both houses but the versions differ. The chief difference is that the House version has … Continue reading
This Portland Press-Herald story explains that the Maine ranked-choice voting is still law, given that the bill to repeal it failed. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link. … Continue reading
