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On May 8, the Minnesota House defeated HF 799 by 62-71. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. … Continue reading
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On May 8, the North Carolina House Elections Committee voted to alter HB 794, the ballot access reform bill, into a study bill. The Committee then passed the bill without opposition. Assuming it is signed into law, the legislature will … Continue reading
The Liberal Party of New York was ballot-qualified 1946 through 2002. It went off the ballot in November 2002 because its gubernatorial nominee, Andrew Cuomo, only polled 15,761 votes in November, and New York state law requires at least 50,000 … Continue reading
On May 7, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed LB 349, which, among other things, repeals the primary screen-out for independent presidential petitions. Now, Texas is the only state that bars primary voters from signing a ballot access petition. In Texas, … Continue reading
This Politico story analyzes election law in Kentucky and Florida and concludes that neither Rand Paul nor Marco Rubio can simultaneously run for the Republican presidential nomination, and for re-election to the U.S. Senate, in 2016. Thanks to Gene Berkman … Continue reading