On March 28, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a bill to abolish the straight-ticket device. It is HB5508; an identical bill in the Senate is SB744. Many witnesses criticized the device and no one defended … Continue reading
On March 28, the Oregon House Rules, Redistricting and Public Affairs Committee took testimony on HB 3040. There were many people who wanted to testify in favor; there wasn’t time for most of them to speak. The Committee heard from … Continue reading
North Carolina’s law for independent candidates for U.S. House is so difficult, it has never been used, in the entire history of government-printed ballots in that state. On March 29, the COFOE (Coalition for Free & Open Elections) Board voted … Continue reading
On March 29, the Arkansas Senate passed both ballot access bills that had previously been passed by the House. HB2367 is wholly beneficial. It establishes statutory procedures for independent presidential candidates. This is the first time that Arkansas has ever … Continue reading
On March 26, the Maryland Senate passed SB1025, to move the primary in presidential election years from March to February. The House has already passed the identical bill, HB1434. … Continue reading
