On February 5, the Mississippi House passed HB 38. It changes the order of candidates on general election ballots. Current law puts all the party nominees on the ballot in alphabetical order of surname. Thus, in November 2024, the order … Continue reading
Two bills have been introduced in the Indiana legislature to abolish the straight-ticket device. They are SB 200 and HB 1560. The Senate sponsors, Mike Gaskill and Eric Bassler, are both Republicans. The three House sponsors are one Republican (Edward … Continue reading
Two Republican Minnesota legislators have introduced SB 651, which moves the non-presidential primaries from August to the first Tuesday in March. If the bill were two pass, the presidential primary and the primary for other office would be on the … Continue reading
On February 6, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee passed SB 114, which creates a presidential primary in Hawaii for all qualified parties.
On the evening of February 7, the leaders of each house of the New York legislature introduced identical bills changing the date of special elections. Senator Andrew Stewart-Cousins introduced S4588, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie introduced A4881. Current law says … Continue reading
