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Mississippi HB 760 failed to advance, and it is now dead. It would have said that an elected official who changes parties is deemed to have resigned. … Continue reading
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The Democracy Lab Podcast, hosted by Rob Richie, has this 43-minute podcast featuring the editors of Ballot Access News. … Continue reading
On March 4, Randy Flowers, an independent candidate for U.S. Houses from the 17th district of Illinois, filed a federal lawsuit against the petition requirements for independent candidates for U.S. House. Here is the Complaint in Flowers v Illinois State … Continue reading
Kevin Kiley, who had been elected as a California Republican member of Congress in 2024, has switched his registration to independent. He will run for re-election in the Sixth U.S. House district this year. In California, independent candidates are forced … Continue reading
As already reported, the Oklahoma initiative for a top-two system did not get on the ballot. This article has more details. The supporters submitted 209,616 signatures, to meet a goal of 172,993 signatures. The Secretary of State found that 142,567 … Continue reading