On May 10, the Texas House passed HB 2504. It requires candidates nominated in convention to pay filing fees. Currently only primary candidates pay filing fees, because Texas filing fees were always intended to help pay for the election administration … Continue reading
On May 3, the Florida legislature passed HB 5, which requires that each initiative petition form must have its own unique number. If this bill is signed, then the government will need to provide blank petition forms. Under the old … Continue reading
On May 10, Congressman Richard Neal (D-Massachusetts), chair of the House Ways & Means Committee, issued a subpoena to the IRS for copies of President Trump’s tax returns for the last six years. This is pursuant to a 1924 law … Continue reading
James Hall, an independent candidate for U.S. House in an Alabama special election, has a ballot access appeal pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, Hall v Merrill, 18-1362. The state has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to extend the deadline … Continue reading
On May 10, the Maine joint legislative committee that handles election law bills had a working session on the bills that would create a 2020 presidential primary. The committee tabled LD 1083, which would have set up a ranked-choice presidential … Continue reading
