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On February 11, a Colorado bill to provide for all-mail voting was withdrawn by the sponsor, after it appeared the bill had considerable opposition. The bill was HB 1131. See this story. … Continue reading
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Nebraska State Senator William P. Avery (D-Lincoln) has introduced LB 399. It eliminates the county distribution requirement for statewide non-presidential independent petitions. In 2007 the legislature had changed the law for statewide independent candidates (for office other than President), by … Continue reading
On February 10, the Kentucky Senate passed SB 41 by a vote of 23-13. It says that independent voters may vote in partisan primaries. An identical bill by the same author had passed the Kentucky Senate in 2010 by a … Continue reading
On February 10, the British House of Commons overwhelmingly rejected a bill to let some convicted prisoners vote. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
On February 10, U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith, a Bush Jr., appointee, upheld Rhode Island’s law on how public funding is distributed to political parties. Rhode Island taxpayers may choose to contribute to a qualified political party on … Continue reading