At least four Texas bills have been introduced to punish or thwart presidential electors who don’t vote for the presidential candidate who received the most popular votes in the state. Representative Bill Zedler introduced HB 1060, which says that such … Continue reading
Illinois defines a “political party” as a group that got 5% in the previous election. If it got 5% for Governor, it is ballot-qualified for all office. If it got 5% for any other statewide race, it is then ballot-qualified … Continue reading
On February 6, the South Dakota Senate Local Government Committee amended HB 1037, to add a new provision that newly-qualifying parties that are willing to forego running candidates for Congress, Governor, or State Legislature will have a July 1 petition … Continue reading
The American Delta Party and the Progressive Party have both filed paperwork to try to qualify as parties in Maine, for the 2018 election. The Constitution Party also tried to file, but the Secretary of State said there was a … Continue reading
Maine Representative Louis Luchini (D-Ellsworth) and five other legislators have introduced LD 295. Current law says the only way a party can remain on the ballot is to have had at least 10,000 registered members who actually voted in the … Continue reading
