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On February 12, the Maine Joint Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee killed LD28, the bill that would have required petition circulators to be registered voters.
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The Connecticut Government Administration and Election Committee will hold a hearing on HB 6436 on February 18 at 9:30 a.m. It lowers the number of signatures for statewide minor party and independent candidates from 7,500 signatures, to 1,000 signatures. Also … Continue reading
Both houses of the Virginia legislature have passed bills that say voters at the polls may wear clothing that supports a party or a candidate, such as a T-shirt or a hat. The bills also permit wearing buttons that indicate … Continue reading
Georgia State Senator Gail Buckner (D-Morrow) has introduced SB 35, which requires all candidates for any district office to swear under penalty of perjury that they live in the district they seek to represent. The bill does not make an … Continue reading
Idaho House member Branden Durst (D-Boise) has introduced HB 27, to provide for public funding of legislative candidates. Unlike other such proposals, the bill provides certain candidates would automatically qualify for general election public funding, just by being ballot-qualified for … Continue reading