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On the afternoon of April 22, the Oklahoma Senate passed HB 2181. As amended earlier in the Senate Rules Committee, it lowers the petition for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote cast, to 3% of the last … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Alabama Constitution says that persons convicted of crimes of “moral turpitude” lose the right to vote, but the Constitution does not define “moral turpitude”. Each county has imposed its own definition in the past. On April 21 the Alabama … Continue reading
On April 22, the North Carolina House Elections Committee passed HB 457, which moves the presidential primary from February to March. The bill has no impact on the primary for other office, which would continue to be in May. Later … Continue reading
On March 31, the Seventh Circuit held oral argument in Common Cause of Indiana v Individual Members of the Election Commission, 14-3300. The issue is the Indiana law that says for Indianapolis (Marion County), but no other county, the partisan … Continue reading
Utah Republican Party officials, including the state chair, say they are thinking of setting up procedures to interview individuals who want to appear on Republican primary ballots. See this story. … Continue reading