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The Tennessee bill to lower the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party now exists in both houses of the legislature. The House bill is HB 958. It is the same as SB 1091, and both bills would lower the … Continue reading
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On February 21, the Montana House State Administration Committee tabled HB 436, which would have set up a top-two primary system in that state. Thanks to James Conner for this news. The vote was 16-3. UPDATE: see this story. Thanks … Continue reading
Arizona State Senator Michele Reagan (R-Scottsdale) has introduced SB 1416, to provide that statewide initiatives must collect at least 40% of their valid signatures from voters who live outside Maricopa County (which has Phoenix) and Pima County (which has Tucson). … Continue reading
During 2013, San Mateo County, California, will redraw its county supervisor districts. All counties in California except San Francisco County have five county supervisors, who comprise the county’s legislative body. See this story. It is very rare for mid-decade redistricting … Continue reading
Kentucky is one of only five states that elects its governor and most of its other statewide state executive offices in odd years instead of even years. On February 20, the Kentucky Senate State & Local Government Committee passed SB … Continue reading