On March 20, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed SB 69, which injures ballot access for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates. The bill had passed the legislature on a party-line vote, with Republicans supporting the bill and Democrats opposing it. … Continue reading
On March 18, the Kansas Senate Ethics & Elections Committee passed SB 239, which cancels the 2016 presidential primary. On March 19, the Kansas House Elections Committee passed HB 2398, which completely repeals the presidential primary. The number of states … Continue reading
On November 7, 2014, an Iowa woman who is barred from registering to vote because of a past conviction involving drug laws filed a lawsuit to have the Iowa restriction on ex-felon voting clarified, if not overthrown. On February 5, … Continue reading
Last week, Nonprofit Vote released a 26-page report on voter turnout in the November 2014 election. Here is a link to the report. Nonprofit Vote does reports like this after each congressional and presidential election. Page seven shows the turnout … Continue reading
Here is the text of the letter sent to the Commission on Presidential Debates earlier this year, signed by many influential Americans. The letter asks that the Commission on Presidential Debates liberalize access to the general election presidential debates. … Continue reading
