On March 11, Alaska Representative Ivy Spohnholz (D-Anchorage) introduced HB 90. It eases the number of registrations needed for a group to be a qualified political party, to exactly 5,000. Currently the registration test is 3% of the last vote … Continue reading
On March 11, the New Mexico Senate Rules Committee passed HB 407, the omnibus election law bill. Among other provisions, it lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates. The bill has already passed the House. Thanks to Rick Lass … Continue reading
On March 11, the California Secretary of State released the registration tally for February 20, 2019. This is the last tally in California until October 2019. Percentages are: Democratic 43.11%; Republican 23.57%; American Independent 2.59%; Libertarian .77%; Green .44%; Peace … Continue reading
On March 11, the Democratic National Committee announced that the party’s 2020 national convention will be in Milwaukee. The dates, July 13-16, had already been chosen.
On Sunday, March 10, the New Mexico Senate Rules Committee passed HB 55, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Now it goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Thanks to Rick Lass for this news. … Continue reading
