Under current Nebraska law, a party remains ballot-qualified if it polled 5% for any statewide race at either of the last two elections. Senator Laura Ebke, a Libertarian, has introduced LB 34. It retains the existing law, but says another … Continue reading
Missouri Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) has introduced HB 342, which would permit a candidate to file in the primary of more than one party. However, parties that did not wish to allow fusion would be permitted to block it for … Continue reading
Kentucky Representative John Sims (D-Flemingsburg) has introduced HB 157, to delete the straight-ticket device.
Kentucky legislators in each house have introduced bills to move the elections for Governor and the other statewide executive positions from the odd year prior to a presidential election year, to presidential election years. The bills are SB 52 by … Continue reading
On January 27, the North Dakota House Government & Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony on HB 1417, the ballot access bill. It lowers the number of votes for a party to remain on the ballot from 5% to 2%, and … Continue reading
