Indiana Representative Ed Clere, who has been a legislator for 18 years, has left the Republican Party and become an independent. See this story.
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This article in the Missouri Independent gives a brief summary of the status of all eight lawsuits involving redistricting. Scroll down to the end.
On January 30, the California Republicans who are challenging the new U.S. House district boundaries filed this Reply Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. Tangipa v Newsom, 25A839.
Mississippi State Senator Jeremy England has again introduced a bill to restore the initiative process. SC 518 would require a petition signed by 10% of the registered voters. One year would be allowed to collect the signatures.
New Mexico Representative Matthew McQueen (D-Santa Fe) has introduced HB 135. It would ease ballot access. It lowers the minor party nominee petition, and the independent candidate petition (for office other than president) from 2% of the last vote cast, to 1%. It also removes the prohibition on voters signing for more than a single candidate for the same office. Finally, for primary petitions, it lets independent voters sign.
The bill does not affect the number of signatures for an independent presidential candidate, which would continue to be one-half of 1% of the last vote cast for Governor.