Committees in both houses of the Tennessee legislature have again postponed consideration of the ballot access bills, HB 958 and SB 1091. The bills lower the number of signatures from 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote (over 40,000 signatures) to … Continue reading
On March 20, U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley refused to enjoin a new Ohio election law that says independent candidate petitions must be completed within one year of the starting date. Duncan v Husted, southern district, 2:13cv1157. The decision … Continue reading
South Carolina will hold elections in November 2014 for both its U.S. Senate seats. The new American Party, which qualified earlier this year, and which is a centrist party, will have a candidate for the short term U.S. Senate race. … Continue reading
On March 25, the Montana Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the top-two ballot measure the legislature put on the 2014 ballot has technical flaws. MEA-MFT v State of Montana, OP 13-0789. Therefore, it cannot appear on this year’s November ballot. … Continue reading
On March 25, both houses of the New York legislature passed S3149, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. The vote in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, was 57-4. The vote in the Assembly was 100-32. This is the … Continue reading
