On February 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order in Carter v Chapman, 7 MM 2022, setting out a plan for U.S. House district boundaries. The vote is 4-3. The court also ordered that the primary will be held … Continue reading
Kentucky Representative Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington) has introduced two bills that affect who can vote in partisan primary elections. HB 193 would ease the deadline for a voter to switch parties. Current law requires voters to have joined a party by … Continue reading
On February 22, Thomas Schneider, the former Mayor of Florissant, Missouri, said he will run as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate this year. He will need 10,000 signatures, due in late July. See this story. The last independent candidate … Continue reading
On February 22, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed SB 2046. The bill slightly eases petitioning. Current law expects the signers of the petition to include their entire birthday, but the bill deletes the need to show the year … Continue reading
On February 21, the Idaho House passed HB 439 by 36-32. Current law lets primary voters join the Republican Party on primary day, and then they can vote in the Republican primary. The bill says no one may vote in … Continue reading
