On February 7, the Washington State Senate Committee on State Government and Elections passed SB 5209 by 4-3. It makes voting mandatory. Here is the text. It is sponsored by 14 Democratic State Senators: Sam Hunt, Andy Bilig, Lisa Wellman, … Continue reading
Chris Vance has a two-part article on the Niskanen Center’s website, about his independent run for the Washington State Senate in 2022. He is a former Republican state legislator and the 2016 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Washington, but … Continue reading
Colorado SB 23-101, a bill which would have injured ballot access for qualified minor parties, had been scheduled for a hearing on Thursday, February 9. But it has been removed from the committee agenda. This probably means that the sponsors … Continue reading
On February 1, five Georgia Representatives introduced HB 200, to let cities use ranked choice voting for their own elections of city officers. There are two Republican sponsors, Joseph Gullett and Clay Pirkle; and three Democrats, Stacey Evans, Mary Margaret … Continue reading
On February 7, Pennsylvania held special elections in three representative districts. Democrats won all three, and there were no minor party or independent candidates. In the 32nd and 34th districts, in November 2020, there had been no Republican candidate on … Continue reading
