On April 10, the New Mexico Supreme Court will hear a case over whether petitions to place legislative candidates on the primary ballot are valid, even if the petitions didn’t list what district the candidate is running in. See this … Continue reading
On April 4, the Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee passed HB 1058, but the Committee amended it so that it is less helpful. The original bill lowered the number of signatures from 5% of the last vote cast, to exactly 22,500 … Continue reading
On April 4, the Nebraska Senate unanimously passed LB 1035, which makes it easier for parties to remain ballot-qualified. Existing law requires a party to poll 5% of the vote every two years. The bill says that when a party … Continue reading
On April 3, the deadline for newly-qualifying parties to file petitions in New Mexico, the Constitution Party submitted 4,811 signatures, and the Green Party submitted 4,280 signatures. The law requires 3,009 valid signatures. Also, another party called the Independent American … Continue reading
It is now possible for anyone to search a database and see who signed the petition to recall Governor Scott Walker. See this story. The searchable data base does not include the address of signers. … Continue reading
