1
On March 6, the Washington Senate passed SB 5333, which moves the presidential primary from the fourth Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in March. A similar bill in the House, HB 1469, has passed a House Committee. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 9, the New Hampshire State Senate passed SB 114. It outlaws fusion, and says a general election candidate can only receive the nomination of one party. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news. … Continue reading
On March 8, the North Carolina legislature passed HB 100. It converts trial judge elections from non-partisan to partisan. Republicans back the idea. The Governor, Roy Cooper, is a Democrat, and he will probably veto the bill. However, North Carolina … Continue reading
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