On February 20, The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed SB 1609. It forbids political parties from changing their name. It also says that no party may have the word “Independent” in is name. It is retroactive to 2024.
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Wyoming is the only state that elects some statewide state offices other than just Governor (or a team of Governor and Lieutenant Governor), yet doesn’t elect its Attorney General. On February 10, HB 60, a proposed constitutional amendment for an … Continue reading
On February 20, the Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee passed SB 322, the National Popular Vote plan bill. The vote was 13-8. It had already passed the Senate. An identical bill, HB 965, passed the House on February 12 … Continue reading
On February 5, the Alabama House passed HB 67, which lowers the cost of the list of registered voters from approximately $38,000, to exactly $1,000. The vote was 85-16. All of the “No” votes were cast by Democrats, although some … Continue reading
On February 16, the Indiana Senate Elections Committee passed HB 1359. The bill had already passed the House on January 22. It would add a marker to postal ballots to identify the voter who had cast that ballot. See this … Continue reading