On February 6, the Virginia House decided not to take a vote on HB 1133, which repeals the requirement that petition circulators for district office must live in the district. The House also could have voted on this bill last … Continue reading
On February 6, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s Elections Advisory Commission issued its ideas for improving election laws. The Report is here. The Report suggests lowering the number of signatures for minor party and independent candidate petitions somewhat. Existing … Continue reading
On February 3, the Virginia House passed HB 1132, the bill to allow write-ins in primaries, if the party holding the primary wants write-ins. The vote was 50-49. Republican legislators were more supportive of the bill than Democratic legislators. Republicans … Continue reading
Thanks to the Texas Redistricting Blog, here is a funny editorial cartoon about the status of the Texas redistricting situation. The cartoon is by John Branch and ran in the San Antonio Express-News. … Continue reading
The February 1, 2012 Ballot Access News (paper edition) is finally in the postal mail to the subscribers. It was late because of problems finding a shop to print it. The normal printer was on vacation and his vacation got … Continue reading
