On February 11, the Eleventh Circuit upheld Florida’s closed primary system. Polelle v Florida Secretary of State, 22-14031. The plaintiff is an independent voter in Sarasota County, which is an overwhelmingly Republican county. He argued that his right to vote … Continue reading
On March 10, the South Dakota Senate passed HB 1169. It requires constitutional amendments to get signatures in all 35 legislative districts. Currently all the signatures can come from anywhere in the state. The Senate vote was 19-15. The bill … Continue reading
On March 3, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed SB 211. It requires initiative circulators to file an affidavit when that circulator’s first batch of signatures is submitted. The circulator must then not collect any more signatures until the Secretary … Continue reading
On February 26, the Arkansas legislature passed SB 207. It says that an initiative circulator must tell everyone approached that petition fraud is a criminal offense. Here is the text. If the circulator does not follow this law, the circulator … Continue reading
On March 3, the Arkansas legislature passed SB 208. It requires initiative circulators to ask potential signers to first show their photo ID to the circulator, before signing. Here is the text. It has an urgency clause and takes effect … Continue reading
