California State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) has introduced SB 712. Like AB 141, it would provide that write-in candidates in June primaries, for Congress or partisan state office, could not appear on the November ballot, even if they placed … Continue reading
Six North Dakota legislators have introduced HCR3011, which would make it illegal for initiative circulators to be paid. HCR 3011 also imposes a severe county distribution requirement on statewide initiatives, requiring a substantial number of signatures from each of 27 … Continue reading
On March 11, the Idaho Senate passed SB 1108, which requires statewide initiative proponents to obtain a substantial number of signatures in each of half the legislative districts in the state. All seven Democrats in the State Senate voted against … Continue reading
On March 12, Bill Bolling, Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor, said he won’t run for Governor this year as an independent candidate. See this story. … Continue reading
According to each of the 58 county election departments of California, current registration data for each qualified party is: Democratic 7,921,721; Republican 5,216,494; American Independent 475,281; Green 112,881; Libertarian 109,618; Peace & Freedom 61,506; Americans Elect 3,413; unqualified parties and … Continue reading
