The Alabama legislature adjourned on June 4, after having failed to pass SB 221, the ballot access improvement bill. Many other election law bills also failed to pass. Several bills concerning the counting of write-in bills failed to pass. HB … Continue reading
On June 4, the Alabama legislature passed SB 148. It moves the petition deadline for independent presidential candidates from September 6, to 82 days before the general election. In 2016, that would be August 18. The bill also moves the … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court only issued one full opinion on June 8, and it has no connection to the First Amendment or to election law. The next decision day will be June 15, unless the Court adds some more decision … Continue reading
Some Mexican states held gubernatorial elections on Sunday, June 7. This is the first year in which independent candidates have been permitted to run for partisan office in Mexico. The voters of Nuevo Leon state gave an easy victory to … Continue reading
Washington state only has eleven charter cities. According to this article, the Washington Attorney General will soon issue an opinion as to whether non-charter cities are permitted under state law to abandon at-large elections for city council. … Continue reading
