On February 16, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1005 by 4-1. It establishes a presidential primary. Hawaii is one of the few states that has never held a government-administered presidential primary. All qualified parties would be eligible for … Continue reading
Vermont permits aggregated fusion. It is possible for two parties to nominate the same person, but in order to get the nomination of a second party, the candidate must win that party’s nod by write-ins at the primary. When someone … Continue reading
On February 16, the Colorado Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee voted 4-1 to postpone consideration of SB23-101 indefinitely. This is the bill that would have eliminated the ability of qualified minor parties to make nominations in convention.
Indiana Representative Ryan Dvorak (D-South Bend) has introduced HB 1632, to ease the petition requirements for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. They would go from 2% of the last vote for Secretary of State, to 250 signatures, … Continue reading
New Mexico Representatives Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho) and Jason Harper (R-Rio Rancho) have introduced HB 347. It eases petition requirements for the nominees of qualified parties, and independent candidates, and candidates running in a major party primary. Current independent petition … Continue reading
