On February 7, a bill was introduced in the Tennessee Senate to keep presidential candidates off primary ballots, and also off the general election ballot, unless the national political party submits a birth certificate for such presidential candidate. As noted … Continue reading
The Arizona Constitution prohibits filing fees for candidates. Five state Representatives have introduced a proposed constitutional amendment, which would delete the constitutional prohibition, and authorize the legislature to provide for filing fees in lieu of petitions, both for primary ballot … Continue reading
On February 10, Arizona HB 2304 passed the House Judiciary Committee unanimously. Now it goes to the House Rules Committee. This bill contains all the Secretary of State’s recommendations for election law changes, including some ballot access improvements. It says … Continue reading
According to this story in the Orlando, Florida Sentinel, Republican leaders in the state legislature seem inclined to retain Florida’s January presidential primary. Although bills are pending in both houses of the legislature to move the presidential primaries to March, … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Hawaii legislature to provide that special elections should be conducted using Instant Runoff Voting. The House bill, HB 638, was to have had a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on … Continue reading
