On January 28, the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee heard HB 185, which would restore the straight-ticket device. The committee sent it to a subcommittee for further study. This probably means that it won’t pass this year. Thanks to … Continue reading
The Kansas House Elections Committee has introduced HB 2108, which would establish a straight-ticket device. Kansas repealed the device in 1923. The device is especially harmful to independent candidates, because they don’t get listed in the straight-ticket area of the … Continue reading
On January 28, the South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee amended SB 69 to make ballot access more difficult for independent candidates. Furthermore, the committee defeated an amendment that would have eased the deadline for a newly-qualifying party to submit … Continue reading
Michigan State Senator David Robertson (R-Grand Blanc) has introduced SB 44. It moves the presidential primary from February to the middle of March. If Michigan doesn’t pass this bill, or a similar bill, its presidential primary will not be recognized … Continue reading
On January 27, the Nebraska National Popular Vote bill was tabled in committee. The bill, LB 112, had been introduced by Senator Tyson Larson (R-O’Neill).
