On March 23, the Arizona House Government & Elections Committee passed SB 1460. It allows independent candidates to use electronic signatures. Currently the only petitions that can use electronic signatures are petitions to put a candidate on a primary ballot. … Continue reading
On March 25, the Alaska Senate passed SB 161 unanimously. It eases the definition of a qualified party from a group with registration of 3% of the last vote cast to exactly 5,000 registered members. Now it goes to the … Continue reading
On March 25, a state trial court in Maryland issued an opinion in Szeliga v Lamone, Anne Arundel Circuit Court, C-02-cv-21-1816. This is the case that argues that the U.S. House district boundaries constitute an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The 94-page … Continue reading
On March 25, each house of the Mississippi legislature chose three members for a conference committee for HC 39, the bill to restore the initiative process. The bill has passed in both houses, but the bill was amended in the … Continue reading
The Indiana legislature adjourned on March 9. The 2022 session only passed two election law bills. SB 134 prohibits local election officials from accepting donations from private sources to help administer elections. HB 1116 alters technical details concerning electronic poll … Continue reading
