The Rhode Island legislature adjourned on July 3. Only three election law bills passed this year. As previously reported, the National Popular Vote bill, SB 346, was signed into law on July 11. The only other two election law bills … Continue reading
On July 17, supporters of Arizona’s public funding law for state office asked the State Supreme Court to invalidate a bill passed earlier this year by the Arizona legislature. The case is Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission v Bennett, cv13-0233-SA. … Continue reading
On July 18, a Colorado state district court upheld the validity of two recall petitions. The petitions are intended to require recall elections for two state legislators. The legislators had sued, saying the petitions are invalid because some of the … Continue reading
James Evans, state chair of the Republican Party, recently spoke to Utah’s Republican state legislators, and asked them to introduce a bill when the legislature convenes next year to move the June primary to a later month. See this story. … Continue reading
The North Dakota Libertarian Party has completed its petition for party status in the 2014 election, and plans to submit it on July 25. As far as is known, this is the first time any newly-qualifying political party has completed … Continue reading
