As noted earlier, the Illinois legislature passed SB 1933 at the end of May, and sent it to Governor Bruce Rauner on June 29. It provides that election officials will register every adult citizen known to exist, unless the individual … Continue reading
The North Carolina re-convenes on Friday, August 18. According to this story, the legislature will take up not only redistricting, but other election law bills. This is good news for SB 656, the ballot access bill that has passed both … Continue reading
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, HB 756, would raise postage rates for political parties that are recognized by the Federal Election Commission as “national committees” and “state committees.” The bill passed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee … Continue reading
As already noted, on August 2, a U.S. District Court struck down Utah procedures that didn’t permit a new party to get on the ballot in a special U.S. House election, unless the party had already been ballot-qualified when the … Continue reading
On August 1, McIntire, Iowa, held a special election for two town ballot questions. Although the town has 70 registered voters, not one single voter voted. The polling place officials couldn’t vote in that election because they don’t live in … Continue reading
