On October 15, the Arizona State Court of Appeals, Division One, suspended the higher contribution limits passed by the 2013 session of the legislature. The court acted only two hours after hearing oral arguments. There is no opinion yet. The … Continue reading
On October 14, seven Wisconsin legislators introduced AB 419. It provides that write-in votes should only be counted for candidates who file a campaign finance statement. The bill makes an exception for offices for which no one’s name is printed … Continue reading
As previously noted, New Jersey holds two statewide partisan general elections in the next few weeks. Voters vote on October 16 for U.S. Senate, and then on November 5 for Governor and legislature. The two elections would both have been … Continue reading
South Carolina State Senator Lee Bright (R-Roebuck) and Representative Bill Chumley (R-Woodruff) say they will introduce a bill in 2014 to let parties close their primaries. See this story. South Carolina has always had open primaries, and has never before … Continue reading
For several years, Pennsylvania ballot access activists, operating as the Pennsylvania Ballot Access Committee, have been trying to persuade the legislature to pass the ballot access reform bill that has repeatedly been introduced. For the first time, State Senator Lloyd … Continue reading
