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On March 10, the Oregon Secretary of State said the No Labels Party has enough valid signatures to be a qualified party in 2024 and 2026. It will nominate by convention, not primary. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 9, the Mississippi House passed SCR 533. It would restore the initiative process. The House amended the bill to lower the number of signatures from 12% of the number of registered voters, to 12% of the last gubernatorial … Continue reading
On March 2, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed SB 1820, which bans any local government from using ranked choice voting. The bill impacts the city of Memphis, which had voted some time ago to use ranked choice voting for its … Continue reading
Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) has introduced SB 1705. It would require all qualified parties to nominate by primary. Current law says smaller qualified parties nominate by convention at their own expense. Texas is one of seventeen states with … Continue reading
Nebraska State Senator Elliot Bostar (D-Lincoln) has introduced HB 776. It would provide that congressional elections in Nebraska be non-partisan. The bill would also convert the elections for state executive posts, and county executive posts, to non-partisan elections. Nebraska already … Continue reading