California Assemblymember Mike Davis has introduced AB 1121. It lets 10 general law cities or counties use Instant Runoff Voting for their own local elections. The bill doesn’t specify which 10 jurisdictions would be included. Under the California Constitution, charter … Continue reading
Missouri Representative Wayne Cooper (R-Camdenton) has introduced HJR 34. It has 15 Republican co-sponsors. It requires presidential candidates to submit a Birth Certificate to the Secretary of State, and says a certificate of live birth is not an adequate substitute. … Continue reading
Texas Representative John Davis (R-Clear Lake) has introduced HB 1821, to provide for registration by party on the voter registration form. Then, no one could participate in the primary of any party unless that voter had been registered in that … Continue reading
Maryland SB 947, to lower the number of signatures for a new party from 10,000 signatures to 5,000 signatures, has a hearing in the House Committee that hears election law bills on March 12 (Thursday) at 1 p.m.
Nevada’s Secretary of State is trying to persuade the legislature to pass AB 82, which moves petition deadlines, and deadlines for already-qualified convention parties to nominate, to January of the election year. The hearing in the Assembly Elections Committee is … Continue reading
