On February 17, the Senate Rules Committee passed SB 872, which moves the Oklahoma primary (for office other than president) from July to the 2nd Tuesday in June. The bill is sponsored by Senator Glenn Coffee, leader of the Republicans … Continue reading
Michigan Representative Richard Hammel (D-Mt. Morris Township) has introduced HB 4027, which expands the “no campaigning” zone around polling places from 100 feet from the entrance to the polling place, to 500 feet. In 2004, the 6th circuit struck down … Continue reading
On February 18, the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee passed four bills that say that when a government elections office misinforms a candidate about how many signatures are needed, the candidate can get extra time to get more signatures. However, the … Continue reading
On February 5, the Oklahoma House Rules Committee passed HB 1329, which requires candidates to arrange to have a copy of their birth certificate sent directly from the issuing agency to the Election Board, and also requires a government photo … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will ponder whether to hear Arizona’s ballot access appeal at its March 6 conference. Results won’t be released to the public until March 9. It is always possible the Court will be undecided on March 6, … Continue reading
