Although the Minnesota House has passed a bill making the definition of a qualified party more severe, the Senate appears to have doubts about that idea. The House version of the omnibus bill, HF 1830, raises the vote test from … Continue reading
On April 26, the Florida Senate passes SB 7050, an omnibus election law bill. The bill includes a provision repealing the “resign to run” law for presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Assuming the bill is signed into law, this means Governor … Continue reading
On April 25, the Texas Senate passed SB 1705 on second reading, which means it is extremely likely to pass third reading very soon. It requires all parties to nominate by primary, except for newly-qualifying parties. The vote was 17-13, … Continue reading
FrontloadingHQ has this useful chart of all bills in state legislatures this year about ranked choice voting, and their status. Scroll down to see the chart. … Continue reading
Although the Montana bills to make ballot access for minor parties and independents more restrictive have repeatedly been tabled, they are not dead. On April 24, the deadline for such bills to pass out of committee in the second house … Continue reading
