Texas State Representative Mark Strama (D-Pflugerville) will soon introduce a bill to repeal the law that makes it illegal for primary voters to sign a petition for an independent candidate or a new party. Strama was elected to the legislature … Continue reading
As of January 24, bills are pending to establish the National Popular Vote plan in 17 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wyoming. Sponsors have been … Continue reading
On January 23, the Louisiana Attorney General revealed that he had received a letter from the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department, saying that Louisiana’s new semi-closed primary for Congressional Elections does not violate the Voting Rights Act. … Continue reading
On January 22, the National Popular Vote plan (for presidential elections), SB 46, passed the Colorado State Senate on second reading; and on January 24 it passed on third reading. The bill now goes to the House. The vote appears … Continue reading
On January 12, the Republican National Committee filed an amicus curiae brief in the New York primary ballot access for Delegate to Party Judicial Nominating Conventions. The Republican brief pours scorn on the 2nd circuit’s conclusion that collecting 12,000 valid … Continue reading
