On March 7, the New York Senate Elections Committee passed SB 218, which eliminates residency requirements for candidate petitioners, except that it still requires them to live in New York state. District residency requirements for petitioners in New York were … Continue reading
On March 8, the Oklahoma Senate passed SB 145 by 41-2. The only two “no” votes were Democratic Senators Kay Floyd of Oklahoma City and Kevin Matthews of Tulsa. The bill lets independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of … Continue reading
Emmanuel Macron, an independent candidate for President of France, is leading in at least one public opinion poll, according to this story. The election is April 23. If no one gets 50%, there is a run-off two weeks later. In … Continue reading
On March 7, New Mexico SB 42 passed the House State Government, Indian & Veterans Affairs Committee by a vote of 5-4. It had already passed the Senate. Now it goes to the House Elections Committee. Thanks to Rick Lass … Continue reading
On March 8, the Federal Election Commission issued this press release, saying the FEC won’t appeal the February 1 decision of a U.S. District Court in Level the Playing Field v FEC. That is the decision that ordered the FEC … Continue reading
