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On March 26, the Maryland House passed HB 1434 unanimously. It moves the state’s primary in presidential election years from March to February 12. Thanks to the commenter who helped make this post more accurate.
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New York state is holding three special legislative elections on March 27, in the 16th, 61st and 62nd districts. The 16th district is on Long Island and the other two are in New York city. They are to replace one … Continue reading
On March 26, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee introduced S1244, the newest attempt to close Idaho’s primaries. Existing law lets voters choose a party’s primary ballot in the privacy of the voting booth on primary election day. S1244 would … Continue reading
Maine’s Secretary of State has finally released voter registration data for November 2006. The results are: Democratic 31.16%; Republican 28.12%; Green 2.95%; independent and other parties, 37.77%. Back in November 2004, the Maine data was: Democratic 31.17%; Republican 28.07%; Green … Continue reading
The New Hampshire House is scheduled to vote on SB 36 on Tuesday, March 27. The bill abolishes the straight-ticket device and gives the state an office-group ballot. If the bill passes (and it is expected to), this will likely … Continue reading