On the evening of March 4, the Brooklyn Republican Party voted overwhelmingly to let Mayor Michael Bloomberg run in the New York city Republican primary in September 2009. Bloomberg needs permission from the committees in at least three of the … Continue reading
On March 3, the Arizona House Government Committee passed HB 2587. The bill would outlaw paying initiative circulators on a per signature basis. The vote was 8-0. The bill doesn’t seem to outlaw paying circulators bonuses for high production, but … Continue reading
Thirty-eight Vermont state representatives have introduced H396, which would provide that Vermont use Instant Runoff Voting for gubernatorial elections (the general election only). The preamble to the bill makes the case that the idea is consistent with the Vermont Constitution. … Continue reading
Indiana State Senator Sue Landske said recently that the issue of ballot access may perhaps be added to the agenda for the Summer Study Committee, when it considers various election law changes. Indiana ballot access is so severe, no statewide … Continue reading
West Virginia Delegate Barbara Fleischauer, long-time champion of ballot access in her state, had expected to introduce a bill this year cutting the number of signatures from 2% of the last vote cast to 1%, and also moving the non-presidential … Continue reading
