On March 27, HB2353 passed the Arkansas Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee. It reduces the number of signatures for a new party to 10,000 signatures, but shrinks the number of days to collect the signatures from 150 days … Continue reading
In a few days, Maine House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree will introduce a bill to legalize fusion (“fusion” means that two parties are permitted to jointly nominate the same candidate). Pingree comes from a prominent family; her mother, Chellie Pingree, … Continue reading
On March 26, the Maryland House passed HB 1434 unanimously. It moves the state’s primary in presidential election years from March to February 12. Thanks to the commenter who helped make this post more accurate.
New York state is holding three special legislative elections on March 27, in the 16th, 61st and 62nd districts. The 16th district is on Long Island and the other two are in New York city. They are to replace one … Continue reading
On March 26, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee introduced S1244, the newest attempt to close Idaho’s primaries. Existing law lets voters choose a party’s primary ballot in the privacy of the voting booth on primary election day. S1244 would … Continue reading
