On February 15, the Tennessee Libertarian Party asked the Secretary of State to rule that it is a qualified party, based on the Gary Johnson vote last year. Johnson polled 70,397 votes in Tennessee last November. The law says a … Continue reading
The New Hampshire Senate Committee that handles election law bills has approved SB 114, which bans fusion. It adds a sentence to the election law saying a candidate may only accept the nomination of one party. Fusion in New Hampshire … Continue reading
Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) has introduced SB 780, to use Instant Runoff Voting for all state office. Here is the text. Thanks to Electionline for this news. … Continue reading
As already noted, attorneys for the state of Georgia recently asked the full Eleventh Circuit to rehear the original panel’s decision. The original panel had voted on February 1, 2017, that Georgia may not require approximately 50,000 signatures for an … Continue reading
On February 22, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy endorsed the National Popular Vote Plan. This makes it very likely that one of the Connecticut NPV bills will pass. Both houses of the Connecticut legislature have Democratic majorities, and Governor Malloy … Continue reading
