On March 6, the Utah Senate Government Operations & Political Subdivisions Committee defeated HB 349 by 3-3. On a tie, bills do not advance. The bill would have established instant runoff voting in Utah primaries and general elections, for virtually … Continue reading
Bill has been introduced in both houses of the New York legislature to delete residency requirements for petitioners, except that they still require petitions to be residents of New York state. The bills are S218, by Senator Kathleen Marchione (R-Halfmoon); … Continue reading
New York State Senator Fred Akshar has introduced S 2792, to delete party logos from general election ballots. It has a hearing on Tuesday, March 7, in the Senate Elections Committee. Current New York ballot design is very confusing, and … Continue reading
The New Mexico National Popular Vote bill, which has already passed the State Senate, has a hearing in the House State Government, Indian and Veterans Affairs Committee on Tuesday, March 7. Thanks to Rick Lass for this news. … Continue reading
On March 4, the Montana Green Party held a state convention and nominated Thomas Breck for U.S. House in the May 25 special election. See this story. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link. The party is not now ballot-qualified, … Continue reading
