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On April 7, the Oklahoma House Rules Committee passed SB 91. It requires birth certificates for presidential candidates. The bill had passed the Senate on March 14. … Continue reading
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On April 4, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe signed HB 1827. It moves the petition deadline for a new party from late June to early April. If this bill had been in effect in 2010, the petition deadline would not have … Continue reading
On April 7, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez signed SB 403, which makes some ballot access improvements: (1) it lowers the number of signatures to qualify a new party in gubernatorial years; (2) it moves the independent candidate petition deadline … Continue reading
An Arizona Senate Committee earlier this year had killed a bill, SB 1526, to require presidential candidate birth certificates. However, another bill, which has already passed the House, has been amended to also require birth certificates for presidential candidates. That … Continue reading
Several states held non-partisan elections on April 5. Five Libertarians were elected or re-elected to local office. Andrew Gray, the Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate in 2010, was elected to the Topeka, Kansas city council from the 8th district. He polled … Continue reading