The Third Circuit will hold oral arguments in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, 16-3266, on March 23, Thursday. The issue is the validity of Pennsylvania’s county distribution requirement for statewide minor party and independent petitions for state office.
On March 1, the North Carolina Senate Elections Committee passed HB 100, which converts trial court judicial elections from non-partisan to partisan. The bill had already passed the House. … Continue reading
The South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on HB 1035 on Monday, March 6. The bill, among other things, makes it illegal to pay circulators on a per-signature basis, if they are working on a petition … Continue reading
Committees in both houses of the Tennessee legislature will hear the bills to lower the number of signatures on March 7, Tuesday. The bills, HB 662 and SB 770, lower the number of signatures for a new party from 2.5% … Continue reading
On February 21, the Utah House passed HB 204, which sets up presidential primaries in Utah. On February 28, the bill passed the Senate Government Operations Committee. The bill does not include details of how the primary would be run, … Continue reading
