A bill with bipartisan sponsorship has been introduced in Pennsylvania to move the primary for all office, in presidential years, from April to the third Tuesday in March. It is SB 224. Thanks to Josh Putnam for this news. If … Continue reading
Fourteen Arizona legislators are sponsoring SCR1036 or HCR2033, identical bills in each house that would add a provision to the state constitution, guaranteeing the ability of qualified political parties to place their nominees on the general election ballot. If the … Continue reading
On January 31, the Wyoming legislature killed HB 155. It would have moved petition deadlines for independent candidates from August to June, and would have forced qualified minor parties to choose all their nominees in May. Currently they have until … Continue reading
On February 2, the Federal Election Commission announced that for the next two years, individuals can give $3,300 to a candidate for federal office. The limit rises with inflation. The new limit on how much an individual may donate to … Continue reading
On January 30, Congressmember Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) introduced HB 622, to increase the size of the U.S. House from 435 to 585 members, effective in 2031.
