Maine Representative Jon Hinck (D-Portland) has introduced LD 153, to shrink the size of each house of the state legislature. The Senate now has 35 members and the proposal would change that to 23, which would give Maine the third-smallest … Continue reading
The Minnesota Constitution requires candidates for the state legislature to have lived in their district for at least six months. Carly Melin, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee in the upcoming special election, state house district 5B, may face a legal challenge … Continue reading
On February 3, the California Secretary of State said that Ted Costa’s proposed initiative is now free to begin circulation. It provides that each U.S. House district in California would choose its own presidential elector, similar to the system now … Continue reading
On February 3, a lawsuit was filed in Sacramento Superior Court over the occupational designation of one of the candidates for Assembly, in the special election for the 4th district. California is the only state in which ballots list the … Continue reading
Kentucky now has closed primaries. Kentucky has registration by party, and only registered members of parties may vote in those primaries. On February 2, the Senate State and Local Government Committee passed SB 41, by Senator Jimmy Higdon (R-Lebanon). It … Continue reading
