New York state election law says independent candidate petitions are due 77 days before the general election. See section 6-158.9 of the Election Law. Nevertheless, for 2014, the State Board of Elections has set a petition deadline for U.S. House … Continue reading
On January 27, a subcommittee of the Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee defeated HB 31. That bill would have altered voter registration forms to ask applicants to choose a party, or independent status. … Continue reading
On January 24, a 3-judge U.S. District Court heard arguments in Arizona State Legislature v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 2:12cv-1211. Arizona U.S. House district boundaries are drawn by an independent commission. The legislature filed the lawsuit to regain its old … Continue reading
On January 24, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a one-line order, saying that although the legality of the state’s U.S. House and state legislative districts is still under review, the existing districts will be in effect for 2014. See … Continue reading
According to this story, the scheduled hearing in the Arizona House Judiciary Committee on HB 2196 was postponed. HB 2196 is the bill to repeal the 2013 omnibus election law bill. That 2013 bill made many election law changes that … Continue reading
