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On January 18, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed HB 2017, which eases ballot access in special U.S. House elections.
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On January 19, Oklahoma State Senator David Holt (R-Oklahoma City) introduced two bills to ease ballot access for new and minor parties, as well as a bill to make it easier for initiatives to get on the ballot. Senator Holt … Continue reading
On January 18, the Illinois Libertarian Party filed this brief in the Seventh Circuit in its lawsuit against the unique Illinois law that requires newly-qualifying parties to file a full slate of candidates. The U.S.District Court last year struck the … Continue reading
On the evening of January 17, the Kansas Senate passed HB 2017 unanimously. It improves ballot access in special U.S. House elections. It lowers the number of signatures for an independent from 4% of the number of registered voters (approximately … Continue reading
On January 17, the Virginia Senate Privileges & Elections Committee passed SB 1236, which lowers the number of signatures for statewide candidates in both the primary and the general election from 10,000 signatures to 5,000. The vote was 5-4, with … Continue reading