On February 18, New Mexico bill SB 403 passed the Rules Committee and now goes to the Judiciary Committee. It is an omnibus election law bill with a few ballot access improvements. It lowers the number of signatures needed for … Continue reading
On February 2, Nebraska bill LB 399 passed the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. It repeals the county distribution requirement for statewide non-presidential independent candidates. It replaces it with a congressional district distribution requirement. The bill makes no change … Continue reading
The Hawaii House has killed HB 1116, which would have made it possible for the state to release the birth certificates of prominent persons, if the person requesting the information paid $100. See this story. … Continue reading
On February 18, the U.S. Supreme Court conference considered whether to hear the case from Illinois on the special U.S. Senate election last year, to fill President Obama’s U.S. Senate seat. The 7th circuit ruled last year that the 17th … Continue reading
Harford County, Maryland, says that only members of parties that got at least 15% of the votes in the last council election may put a member on the committee that draws new boundaries for council districts after a census. Because … Continue reading
