Last year, the Utah legislature passed a bill that requires all qualified parties to alter their nomination process. The Republican Party does not like the new law and had filed a federal lawsuit against the new system on December 1, … Continue reading
On February 17, the Montana Senate passed SB 169 by a vote of 48-2. It deals with vacancies in U.S. Senate seats. If there is a U.S. Senate vacancy, there would be a special election, in most cases. Before the … Continue reading
Arkansas State Senator Gary Stubblefield (R-Branch) has introduced SB 389. It moves the presidential primary from late May to early March. The bill provides that only the presidential primary would be in March; the primary for other office would continue … Continue reading
Texas Representative Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) has introduced HB 1444. It deals with the straight-ticket device. It says that in counties with a population of over 1,000,000, the straight-ticket device would not encompass partisan candidates for judicial office and county executive … Continue reading
On February 18, the Oklahoma House Elections & Ethics Committee passed HB 2181 by a vote of 7-0. The bill lowers the petition for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote cast, to 1%.
