On February 14, the Utah Senate Business and Labor Committee unanimously passed SB 54. Currently, Utah is the only state in which no one can run in a partisan primary unless he or she has substantial support at a pre-primary … Continue reading
As previously noted, on February 7 a Superior Court in Washington, D.C., refused to order the D.C. Board of Elections to put the office of Attorney General on the April 1, 2014 primary ballot, even though in 2010 the voters … Continue reading
On February 14, the New Mexico House unanimously passed HB 328, which makes some ballot access improvements: (1) it moves the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party from April to late June; (2) it cuts the number of signatures needed … Continue reading
John Hrabe of Cal Newsroom has this comprehensive story about some of the lesser-known effects of California’s top-two system on minor parties. … Continue reading
According to this story, New York has eleven vacant legislative seats, but there are no plans to call any special elections, so presumably this situation will last for the remainder of 2014. … Continue reading
