On September 5, Ohio State Senator Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester) introduced SB 147, which would provide that voter registration forms should ask applicants for a choice of party or independent status, and which would set up closed primaries in Ohio. … Continue reading
On August 29, a New York state trial court in Westchester County put an independent candidate on the ballot for Putnam County Highway Superintendent. Stern v Putnam County Board of Elections, 50372/2023. The candidate had enough signatures but the county … Continue reading
On September 5, John Anthony Castro, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Maine, asking that the court determine whether or not former President Donald Trump is eligible under the 14th amendment. Castro … Continue reading
On September 5, the California Senate passed AB 1227. It lets Santa Clara County, the most populous county in northern California, use ranked choice voting for elections for its own officers. However, the bill is still not through the legislature, … Continue reading
On September 5, the California legislature passed AB 421, a bill that would have made it more difficult for referenda and initiatives to get on the ballot. But those provisions were taken out of the bill before it passed. Now … Continue reading
