On April 11, North Carolina Representatie Bill Shepard (R-Jacksonville) and some other legislators from each major party introduced HB 769. It improves ballot access for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates. It sets the statewide petition at one-fourth of 1% of … Continue reading
On April 10, the Iowa House again passed HF 516, which repeals the straight-ticket device and makes other unrelated changes as well. The bill had passed both houses of the legislature in March, but the versions of the bill were … Continue reading
Illinois held local elections in many places on April 4, 2017. Eight members of the Libertarian Party were either elected or re-elected. See the list here. Thanks to Independent Political Report for the link. … Continue reading
At 4 p.m., the Alaska House Judiciary Committee held a short hearing on HB 200, which imposes a top-two system. The hearing was supposed to start at 1 p.m., but it couldn’t start then because the House was unexpectedly in … Continue reading
This Montana news story explains that the Green Party nominee for U.S. House in the Montana special election is in the Ninth Circuit, with a decision as to whether he can be on the ballot expected later this week. The … Continue reading
