On January 26, six Arizona legislators introduced HB 2304, which makes substantial improvements in ballot access, along with many other unrelated election law changes. The bill says that when a party qualifies, it is entitled to be on the ballot … Continue reading
On February 4, the Montana House passed HB 180 by a vote of 67-33. It ends the ability of unregistered voters to show up at the polling place on election day and simultaneously register and vote. The bill would require … Continue reading
New York Assemblymember J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mount Vernon) has re-introduced his bill to define a political party as a group that received at least 100,000 votes for Governor. The current law says a party is a group that polled at … Continue reading
On November 2, 2010, Florida voters passed a constitutional initiative, requiring that redistricting of U.S. House and state legislative seats be done by the legislature in a manner that outlaws partisan advantage to any party. Outgoing Governor Charlie Crist forwarded … Continue reading
On February 3, a Vermont Superior Court Judge held oral arguments in Trudell v Markowitz, 612-8-10-wn-cv. This is the lawsuit filed last year, challenging the constitutionality of the June petition deadline for independent candidates. The 2010 legislature moved that deadline … Continue reading
