On February 15, the New Mexico State Senate passed SB 218 by a vote of 26-12. It says the general election ballot should contain straight-ticket devices, but only for parties with at least two statewide nominees. The New Mexico legislature’s … Continue reading
On February 15, the Utah House passed HB 233 by a vote of 66-4. The bill says when a party meets the vote test, it is then on the ballot for the next two elections. Current law says when a … Continue reading
The 3-judge U.S. District Court in San Antonio (the court handling the Texas redistricting case) is in session at the moment this blog post is being written. According to Texas Redistricting Blog, which has reporters in the courtroom, one of … Continue reading
On February 14, the Alabama Senate Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics & Elections Committee passed SB 15 by a vote of 5-0. This bill lowers the number of signatures for a statewide party to 5,000 signatures. For parties that are only … Continue reading
Both the Justice Party, and the Green Party, are about to submit their petition for party status in Utah on the afternoon of February 15, Wednesday. The Greens have approximately 3,000 signatures. The Justice Party has 3,048. Today is the … Continue reading
