Georgia will hold a special election on April 18 to fill the vacant 6th district seat. The seat is vacant because Congressman Tom Price resigned to join the cabinet. In Georgia special elections, any candidate can get on the ballot … Continue reading
The Kansas House Committee on Elections has introduced HB 2224. It lowers the number of signatures needed to qualify a party from 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1%. It also expands the period to collect those signatures from … Continue reading
Texas Representative Matt Rinaldi (R-Irving) has introduced HB 1061, which would add a question to the voter registration form, asking for the applicant’s party. The bill would also not permit parties to nominate candidates who are not registered members, a … Continue reading
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on January 20, 2017 that the Gary Johnson vote in 2016 did not create a new ballot-qualified party, but the sponsors of the Johnson petition asked for reconsideration on January 24, and that request is … Continue reading
On February 8, the state of Georgia, in response to a lawsuit, agreed to ease its procedures for handling new voter registrations. Under the old practice, if a new voter registration form was submitted, election officials checked it against the … Continue reading
