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On February 20, the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee passed HB 1322 by a vote of 14-1. This is the bill to change the definition of “party” from a group that polled 4% for either Governor or U.S. Senator, … Continue reading
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On February 19, the New Mexico legislature passed SB 125/HB 328. They move the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties from April to late June. They also provide that petitions to qualify a party need not have each signature checked. The … Continue reading
On February 19, the Alabama House Constitution and Elections Committee passed HB 327, which lowers the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1.5% of the last gubernatorial vote.
On February 19, the 7th circuit heard oral argument in Stone v Board of Election Commissioners for Chicago, 13-2733. The three judges are William J. Bauer (a Ford appointee), Joel Flaum (a Reagan appointees), and David Hamilton (an Obama appointee). … Continue reading
According to this story, no one successfully qualified to appear on either major party primary ballot in Ohio’s State House district 88. However, as the story explains, various individuals can file as write-in candidates in one of the primaries. Thanks … Continue reading