On February 13, the Washington state House unanimously passed HB 1860, which preserves elections for Precinct Committee Officer (a party office, not a public office). The bill says these elections will be held at the time of the August primary, … Continue reading
On February 14, the Missouri House Elections Committee passed HB 1236, with no opposition. It now goes to the House Rules Committee. It removes the drafting error in the law on how minor parties get on the ballot. The existing … Continue reading
New York’s State Senate has a Republican majority. This article says the leader of Republicans in the State Senate opposes A9271, the bill by the Assembly Speaker that moves the legislative and local office primary to June, and also moves … Continue reading
New Mexico is another state in which redistricting is tied up in court. New Mexico has cases pending in both state court and federal court, for the legislative district boundaries. See this story. … Continue reading
Rhode Island requires presidential candidates to submit 1,000 valid signatures in order to be listed on a presidential primary ballot. Five Republicans turned in enough signatures to be listed: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. … Continue reading
