On March 7, the National Popular Vote Plan bill failed to pass the Arkansas House Committee on State Agencies & Governmental Affairs. It was HB 1703, by Rep. Monty Davenport. It got 8 “yes” votes and 5 “no” votes. However, … Continue reading
The lawsuit filed in 2000 over a postal regulation that bars petitioning on internal post office sidewalks is the oldest pending lawsuit that affects minor party and independent candidates. Although there hasn’t been much news about the case in some … Continue reading
On March 7, U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones introduced HJ 4, a House Judiciary Committee Resolution. Although the press release announced that a similar bill is being introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Hillary Clinton, there will be no … Continue reading
On February 19, Oklahoma SB16 passed the Senate Rules Committee. It ends the straight-ticket device. Similar bills are pending in Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Texas. … Continue reading
On March 7, the Arkansas Senate passed HB1509 unanimously. It expands Instant-Runoff Voting for use in partisan primaries. Existing Arkansas law already lets overseas military voters use it, and HB 1509 extends this to overseas civilians as well. The Governor … Continue reading
