On January 12, Virginia Delegate Nicholas Freitas (R-Culpeper) introduced HB 2315. It would provide that Virginia would use instant runoff voting for congress and state office. Here is the text of the bill. Thanks to Bill Redpath for this news. … Continue reading
Election law professor Ned B. Foley has written this column, saying that not only is instant runoff voting desirable in presidential elections, it is the single most important election law reform that should be made. He discusses the 2016 presidential … Continue reading
On January 6, the Louisiana Republican Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Republican Party of Louisiana v Federal Election Commission, 16-865. The party is arguing that the First Amendment protects the ability of a state party to receive … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Senator Eddie Fields (R-Wynona) has introduced SB 145, which would give independent presidential candidates the option of paying a fee to get on the November ballot, instead of a petition. The bill also lowers the petition to 3% … Continue reading
On January 12, the Kansas House passed HB 2017, which eases ballot access in special U.S. House elections. The vote was 122-1. Now the bill goes to the Senate. … Continue reading
