There are two bills pending in the Oklahoma legislature to ease ballot access for independent presidential candidates. The more far-reaching bill cuts the number of signatures to 5,000, and proposes a filing fee alternative of $5,000. That bill is by … Continue reading
Maine Representative Stacey Guerin (R-Glenburn) has introduced LD 53, to make it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. The bill is very carelessly worded. Usually bills to do this are careful to specify that initiative proponents are … Continue reading
Utah Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D-Salt Lake City) has introduced HB 349. It provides that ranked-choice voting (also known as instant runoff voting) would be used for all partisan office in primaries. Thanks to Brendan Phillips for this news. … Continue reading
On February 14, the New Hampshire House Elections Committee defeated HB 384, which would have set up a committee to study the state’s ballot access laws. All the Republicans on the Committee voted against the bill; all the Democrats supported … Continue reading
Alabama State Senator Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) says that Alabama law requires the Governor to call a special election for U.S. Senate this year, instead of waiting until 2018. See this story. The Governor has already appointed State Attorney General Luther … Continue reading
