According to this story, the Greenville, South Carolina, city council will vote on April 6 whether to convert the city’s elections back from non-partisan to partisan elections. If the city council does reinstate partisan city elections, the Greenville County Republican … Continue reading
On April 1, the Nevada Senate Legislative Operations & Elections Committee heard testimony on SB 421 and SB 499. SB 421 would establish presidential primaries, to replace the caucuses. SB 499 would establish a top-two primary, although the name of … Continue reading
The Alabama bill that improves ballot access for newly-qualifying parties and non-presidential independent candidates has cleared the Senate Rules Committee and is on the calendar for the Senate floor for Tuesday, April 7. Thanks to Joshua Cassity for this news. … Continue reading
Beth Clarkson, chief statistician for the National Institute for Aviation Research, and a Kansas, has been studying November 2014 Kansas election returns, and she has noted odd patterns in the precinct voting returns. On April 1 she filed a lawsuit … Continue reading
On March 30, the Indiana Senate Elections Committee passed HB 1008, which, among other things, eliminates the straight-ticket device. However, this is a bill with many other election law provisions, and another part of the bill was amended in the … Continue reading
