As this newspaper story points out, the Texas legislative session is now half over. Furthermore, the Texas legislature doesn’t meet in regular session in even-numbered years. The ballot access bill, HB 820, has made no headway so far this year. … Continue reading
On March 31, the Oregon Senate Elections Committee holds a hearing on two bills to improve independent candidate ballot access. They are SB 326 and SB 353. SB 326 repeals the law (passed in 2005) that says primary voters can’t … Continue reading
The Illinois ballot access lawsuit called Stevo v Keith is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. It is case 08-1187. If Illinois state government wishes to ask the Court not to take the case, the state’s response is due April … Continue reading
On March 27, the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee passed HB 2981, the bill that cuts the number of signatures for minor party and independent candidates from 2% of the last vote cast, to 1%. The bill also moves the … Continue reading
On March 19, the Federal Elections Committee extended the disclosure exemption for the Socialist Workers Party and its candidates for four more years. The vote was 5-1. The party has had a similar exemption ever since it won a lawsuit … Continue reading
