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On March 7, the Hawaii Senate passed SB 1005, to set up Hawaii’s first government-administered presidential primary. The bill applies to all qualified parties. Thanks to Josh Putnam for this news. Now the bill goes to the House.
Richard Winger
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On March 7, Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) introduced SB 1660. It changes the definition of a qualified party from one that got 2% for any statewide race at either of the last five elections, to one that got … Continue reading
On March 6, the New Mexico House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs passed SB 180. It is an omnibus election law bill that doubles the number of signatures for the non-presidential nominees of qualified minor parties, from 1% of the … Continue reading
The New York Libertarian and Green Parties are in the process of preparing a cert petition in their ballot access case. COFOE has contributed $1,500 toward the printing costs. COFOE gets all its income from readers of Ballot Access News, … Continue reading