On February 16, the Arizona House Government committee passed HB 2404, which severely restricts paid initiative circulators. It would require sponsors of initiatives to post a $50,000 bond, if the sponsors are using paid circulators. It would require circulators to … Continue reading
West Virginia Delegate Pat McGeehan (R-Chester) has introduced HB 2102, to ease ballot access for political parties. Current law requires a group or a party to poll 1% for Governor, in order to become or maintain itself as a qualified … Continue reading
West Virginia Senator Jeff “Bubblegum” Mullins has introduced SB 33. It moves all West Virginia primaries from May to the 2nd Friday in February, in midterm years as well as presidential years. Currently, congressional primaries range from March to September. … Continue reading
Utah Representative Brian Greene has amended HB 22, a bill to regulate petitioning for primary candidates. Unlike an earlier version of the bill, it no longer requires circulators to be registered voters, and it no longer bans paying circulators. The … Continue reading
Political scientists Boris Shor and Nolan McCarty regularly track polarization in each state’s legislature. Their latest data, from legislative sessions of 2015-2016, shows that California continues to have the nation’s most polarized legislature. See the results here for each state. … Continue reading
