On February 1, the Kansas House Elections Committee introduced HB 2578. It lowers the party petition from 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1%, and also expands the amount of time permitted to collect the signatures from six months … Continue reading
On February 7, U.S. District Court Judge Mark H. Cohen, an Obama appointee, enjoined the new Georgia law that lets individuals donate unlimited amounts of money to an incumbent Governor who is running for re-election, yet continues to restrict donations … Continue reading
Wyoming Representative Chip Neiman (R-Hulett) has introduced HB 74. It moves the primary from August to May, and says if no one gets 50% in the primary, there will be a run-off primary in August. Neiman also introduced a proposed … Continue reading
On February 6, the New Mexico House Judiciary Committee tabled HJR 5. This is the bill to change New Mexico primaries from closed to semi-closed. Thanks to Rick Lass for this news. … Continue reading
On the early evening of February 7, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the decision of a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Merrill v Milligan, 21A375. This is the case over Alabama’s new U.S. House districts. The lower court had said … Continue reading
