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Texas HB 464, which would require candidates nominated by convention to pay filing fees, has had its hearing, but the committee has not yet acted on it. Thanks to Jim Riley for the details, in his comments below.
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A Texas legislative hearing on HB 25, which would remove partisan judicial races from the reach of the straight-ticket device, got a cool reception on March 24, according to this story. … Continue reading
On March 25, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed SB 249, which eliminates the straight-ticket device. West Virginia is the eleventh state to have repealed the device in the last fifty years. The others have been Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, … Continue reading
On March 27, the Arkansas Senate passed SB 389 by a vote of 20-5. It creates a presidential primary that is separate from the primary for other office. The primary for other office will continue to be on the fourth … Continue reading
On March 25, Prophet Walker, who had placed second in California’s top-two primary in June 2014 for Assemblymember, 64th district, sued the winner, Assemblyman Mike Gipson, for libel. See this story. The focus of the lawsuit is a campaign flyer … Continue reading