On March 30, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on SB 2532, which doubles the number of signatures for independent candidates to get on the ballot, and also doubles the filing fees for all types of candidates for … Continue reading
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On March 30, New Mexico Governor Grisham signed SB 180, which doubles the number of signatures needed by the nominees of ballot-qualified parties that nominate by convention. The new requirement is 2% of the last gubernatorial vote; the old one … Continue reading
On March 30, the Arizona Democratic Party sued the Secretary of State to force him to remove No Labels Party from the ballot. The lawsuit is filed in state court. Arizona Democratic Party v No Labels and Secretary of State … Continue reading
On March 29, two similar Missouri bills to restore Missouri’s presidential primary advanced. HB 267 and HB 347 passed the House Special Committee on Public Policy. The primary would be in March. Thanks to Ken Bush for this news.
Grant Tudor and Beau Tremitiere have published a 72-page study of how the U.S. could switch to proportional representation. No change in the U.S. Constitution would be required for make the U.S. House a somewhat proportional body. Instead, congress merely … Continue reading