On Saturday, March 19, the New Mexico House passed SB 403, the omnibus election law bill sponsored by the organization of County Clerks. Among its many election law provisions, it improves the petition deadline for independent candidates by three weeks, … Continue reading
On March 22, Tuesday, the Nevada Senate Legislative Operations & Elections Committee will hear testimony on SB 133 and SB 241. Both bills require strict distribution requirements for statewide initiatives. SB 133 would require that an initiative petition contain signatures … Continue reading
On March 23, the Maine Joint Committee on State and Local Government will hear LD 545, the bill to ease the ballot access petition for candidates seeking to get on the primary ballot of a small qualified party. Current law … Continue reading
Delaware has always permitted fusion, the ability of two different political parties to jointly nominate the same person. A bill to abolish fusion was passed by the Delaware House in January 2011. That bill, HB 11, will be heard in … Continue reading
Under current Missouri law, the 2012 presidential primary will be in early February. The two major parties have said they won’t recognize primaries that early, except for the New Hampshire and South Carolina presidential primaries. So Missouri Senator Kevin Engler … Continue reading
