Late on the evening of May 20, the Texas Senate passed HB 2504, the bill that makes it easier for a party to stay on the ballot, but which requires the nominees of convention parties to pay filing fees. The … Continue reading
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Alabama Senate Bill 336, which would lower the number of signatures for minor parties and non-presidential independent candidates, is pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee. This news story says that an informal straw poll of the Senators on that committee … Continue reading
On May 20, the Michigan opponents of partisan gerrymandering filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court. It asks the court not to stay the lower court decision that ordered Michigan to redraw its U.S. House districts in time for … Continue reading
On May 20, Ohio opponents of partisan gerrymandering filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court. It asks the court not to stay the decision of the lower court that ordered Ohio to redraw its US House districts. … Continue reading
On May 16, the Nevada Senate Legislative Operations & Elections Committee passed AB 186, the National Popular Vote bill. It had already passed the Assembly. … Continue reading
Salon interviewed Nicholas Sarwark, national chair of the Libertarian Party, on Congressman Justin Amash’s recent comments about President Trump. See the story here. UPDATE: see this story in The Hill, published May 21. … Continue reading