On February 28, Texas Representative Phil King (R-Weathersford) introduced HB 1661. It would change the vote test for a party to remain on the ballot from 5% for any statewide office (or 2% for Governor), to 10% for any statewide … Continue reading
On March 20, U.S. Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Richard Durbin (D-Il.) said they will soon introduce a bill to provide public funding for congressional candidates. They say their model is the “Clean Elections” system now used for state legislative … Continue reading
On March 17, the Mississippi Democratic Party Executive Committee voted to bar George Dale from the party’s primary this year, for State Insurance Commissioner. He is the incumbent and he has always been elected as a Democrat (for eight full … Continue reading
On March 16, HB 3144, the bill to move the West Virginia petition deadline for minor party and independent candidates from May to August failed to pass. … Continue reading
On Friday, the Arkansas House approved HB2353, a bill to lower the requirements for third parties to 10,000 signatures. The bill passed 66-23. State law currently requires signatures equal to three percent of the total number of voters in the … Continue reading
