J. J. McCullough of Vancouver, British Columbia, has created this entertaining 18-minute you tube about the history of U.S. ballots. It has some fresh ideas, especially at the end. There is one very small factual error. It says every state … Continue reading
Minnesota State Senator Jim Carlson (D-Eagan) has introduced SF 1827, which changes the definition of a qualified party. The current definition is a group that polled at least 5% for any statewide office at either of the last two elections. … Continue reading
The New Hampshire House Election Law Committee will hear HB 363 on February 28, Tuesday, at 11 a.m. This is the bill that moves the declaration of candidacy deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties from June … Continue reading
On February 22, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee passed HB 138 unanimously. It moves the presidential primary from March to the third Tuesday in May. If the bill becomes law, it would have no effect on petition deadlines for … Continue reading
As previously reported, New Mexico SB 180 has already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, and may receive a Senate vote at any time. It raises the petition for the nominee of a ballot-qualified convention party from 1% of the last … Continue reading
