On March 12, the New Mexico Secretary of State determined that the Green Party is a qualified minor party. The law required parties that ran a presidential candidate to poll at least one-half of 1% for president last November. The … Continue reading
The Arkansas League of Women Voters plans to circulate an initiative that will protect the initiative process. See this story. … Continue reading
On February 11, the Eleventh Circuit upheld Florida’s closed primary system. Polelle v Florida Secretary of State, 22-14031. The plaintiff is an independent voter in Sarasota County, which is an overwhelmingly Republican county. He argued that his right to vote … Continue reading
On March 10, the South Dakota Senate passed HB 1169. It requires constitutional amendments to get signatures in all 35 legislative districts. Currently all the signatures can come from anywhere in the state. The Senate vote was 19-15. The bill … Continue reading
On March 3, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed SB 211. It requires initiative circulators to file an affidavit when that circulator’s first batch of signatures is submitted. The circulator must then not collect any more signatures until the Secretary … Continue reading
