On February 21, the North Dakota Senate passed SCR 4013 by 44-3. It requires initiative circulators to have lived in the state for 120 days before the first signature is collected. It bans paying initiative circulators. If the legislature passes … Continue reading
The print edition of Ballot Access News for March 1, 2023, will not be mailed out until March 1, Wednesday. There are three important legislative hearings on ballot access on Tuesday, February 28, and it seems desirable to be able … Continue reading
On February 28, Tuesday, Minnesota State Senator Jim Carlson will present his SF 1827, the bill to stiffen the definition of a qualified party from a group that got 5% of the vote for a statewide office in either of … Continue reading
Mark Moore, who was an independent candidate for the Arkansas legislature in 2012 and who polled 39% in a two-person race, has spent years working on a documentary on ballot access, with a special emphasis on Arkansas. Moore won a … Continue reading
On February 25, the New Mexico Senate passed SB 180 by 23-13. The bill has many election law provisions, among them a provision increasing the petition requirement for the non-presidential nominees of qualified minor parties, from 1% of the last … Continue reading
