Oklahoma State Senator Lonnie Paxton (R-Tuttle) has introduced SB 1754. It would set up a top-two system. It would not use ranked choice voting. Senator Paxton is in his second term. In 2020, when he was re-elected, no one ran … Continue reading
New Mexico State Senator Bill Tallman (D-Albuquerque) has introduced SJR 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate the ability of parties to have nominees for congress and state office. Like the similar bills in other states, if enacted, it … Continue reading
As already noted, last year the Ninth Circuit struck down the Montana distribution requirement for petitions to create a qualified party. The Montana legislature is not scheduled to meet during calendar year 2022, so there is no likelihood that the … Continue reading
On January 18, Kells Hetherington filed this brief in his lawsuit against the Florida law that makes it a crime for candidates for non-partisan school boards to reveal their party membership during the campaign. He was fined $500 for saying … Continue reading
On January 18, Alaska State Senator Bill Wielechowski introduced SB 161. It eases the definition of a qualified party from a group with registration of 3% of the last vote cast, to exactly 5,000 registrants. … Continue reading
