On June 22, California bill SB 96 was sent to Governor Jerry Brown. It makes recall petitioning more difficult, by letting signers remove their names after the petition has been completed. It takes effect immediately, and would impact a recall … Continue reading
On June 27, the Maine Senate voted 21-13 to repeal ranked choice votin. That bill is LD 1625. One difficulty for supporters of ranked choice voting is that the Maine Secretary of State, a Democrat, opposes ranked choice voting. A … Continue reading
On June 27, the New Hampshire Libertarian Party held a press conference with Representative Brandon Phinney, who said he had switched his registration from Republican to Libertarian. He is the third legislator to join the New Hampshire Libertarian Party this … Continue reading
Congressman Don Beyer (D-Virginia) introduced the Fair Representation Act on June 26. Here is a link to the 67-page bill. It doesn’t have a bill number yet. … Continue reading
On June 21, California State Senator Ricardo Lara amended his SB 568. The original bill moved the primary for all office from June to March, but only in presidential years. The amended bill provides that the primary would be in … Continue reading
