On May 4, the Alabama House passed HB 552. It lowers the independent candidate petition requirement in special elections from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1%. It does not apply to special elections if the special election was … Continue reading
On March 13, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed HB 1034. It changes the vote test for a party to remain on the ballot. The old law requires a vote of 2.5% for Governor. The new law requires 2.5% for … Continue reading
On May 4, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Batton ruled that Georgia must let voters register to vote in the special congressional election being held June 20. The new registration deadline is May 21. Georgia State Conference NAACP v State, … Continue reading
On May 4, the Oklahoma Senate rejected House amendments to SB 323. That is the bill to increase candidate filing fees. Generally the bill doubles them. Although the bill has passed both houses of the legislature, the versions in each … Continue reading
On April 27, the Michigan House passed HB 4177, which removes party logos from general election ballots. A “logo” is a cartoon symbol of a party. See the Michigan logos for each party here. The Michigan term for logo is … Continue reading
