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This newspaper story has details about the new higher petition requirements in New Jersey, which were increased earlier this month and which take effect immediately. … Continue reading
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Three South Carolina Representatives have introduce HB 3557, which would require that candidates nominated in convention must pay filing fees. The authors are Brandon Newton (R-Lancaster), Fawn Pedalino (R-Manning), and Bill Taylor (R-Aiken). The U.S. Supreme Court said in Lubin … Continue reading
On January 30, the North Dakota House Government & Veterans Affairs heard testimony on HB 1297 and HB 1307. The first bill would ban Approval Voting and ranked choice voting. The second would say that no charter city could have … Continue reading
On January 30, the New Jersey legislature passed AB 5117, which increases the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. The Governor signed it on February 3. The bill passed on a party-line vote in … Continue reading
On February 6, U.S. District Court John Coughenoour, a Reagan appointee, enjoined President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. State of Washington v Trump, w.d., 2:25cv-127. Here is the decision. There is an extensive discussion of the meaning of “subject … Continue reading