Three Rhode Island Democratic Senators have introduced SB 2150. It requires political parties to let independent voters vote in their primaries. The authors are Leonidas Raptakis, Marc Cote, and Michael Pinga. Some leaders of the Republican Party have been thinking … Continue reading
Nebraska and Maine are the only states that let each U.S. House district elect its own presidential elector. In 2008, Barack Obama carried the Nebraska district that is based in Omaha. A bill to re-establish electing all presidential electors statewide, … Continue reading
On February 18, four Georgia Representatives introduced HB 1257. It abolishes mandatory ballot access petitions for independent candidates, and for the nominees of unqualified parties. Georgia has always required independent and minor party candidates to pay the same large filing … Continue reading
Illinois Representative Mike Fortner (R-West Chicago) has introduced HB 6214. It significantly cuts the number of signatures needed by independent candidates, but it makes their petition deadlines worse. Existing law requires independent candidate petitions to be submitted by late June … Continue reading
Both houses of the South Carolina legislature have now passed bills that make it more difficult for independent candidates to get on the ballot. However, the versions in each house are significantly different. The House bill, HB 3746, is worse. … Continue reading
