West Virginia Delegate Mike Manypenny (D-Taylor) has introduced HB 3248, to change the definition of a qualified political party from a group that received 1% for Governor in the last election, to a group that received 1% of the vote … Continue reading
On February 22, the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee voted to retain the two ballot access bills, HB 152 and HB 153. This means that they will receive another hearing to iron out some perceived problems. If the Committee … Continue reading
On February 21, the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee filed an unfavorable report on HB 2. This is the bill to raise Maryland’s candidate filing fees. Currently, the highest fees are $290.
On February 18, the Kentucky Senate passed SB 151, after amending it. The original bill provided for partisan elections in even-numbered years to elect the Kentucky Public Service Commissioners. The Senate amended the bill to provide that the idea should … Continue reading
On February 22, Illinois Representative Jim Watson (R-Jacksonville) introduced HB 2854. It eliminates mandatory petitioning for candidates who pay a filing fee of 1% of that office’s annual salary. It applies to all candidates, whether they are running in a … Continue reading
