On April 4, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 by 4-1. It says that the state will use Instant Runoff Voting in special elections. The bill had already passed the House. The bill contains an interesting preamble, mentioning … Continue reading
The Canadian court hearing the Green Party’s request for inclusion in the April 12 and April 14 debates won’t be expedited. See this story. Therefore, even if the Green Party wins the case, the decision won’t be in time to … Continue reading
On April 4, the Idaho Senate passed HB 275 unanimously. The bill is now through the legislature. Among other unrelated election law changes, it lowers the number of signatures for an independent presidential candidate from approximately 6,000 signatures, to exactly … Continue reading
On April 4, the Hamilton County, Ohio, Board of Elections voted to appeal the lawsuit over provisional votes to the U.S. Supreme Court. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s ElectionLawBlog for the link. As Rick says, if the U.S. … Continue reading
On April 4, the Arizona Senate Rules Committee passed HB 2304. The bill had already passed the House and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Among many other unrelated election law changes, it allows a newly-qualifying party to be on the ballot … Continue reading
