The South Carolina legislature adjourned for the year on May 13. Bills to ban fusion, and to impose filing fees on candidates nominated by convention, failed to pass.
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On May 26, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2093. This is the new bill that imposes filing fees on candidates seeking the nomination of a party that uses conventions. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.
On May 25, Nevada AB 126 passed the Assembly Ways & Means Committee. This is the bill to hold presidential primaries, instead of caucuses.
On May 25, the lawsuit State of Ohio v Raimondo, s.d., 3:21cv-64, was settled. The Census Bureau now says it will provide population data for redistricting by August 16. Originally the Census had said it couldn’t furnish it until September 30. Ohio had then sued.
On May 25, over 200 supporters of the Mississippi initiative process demonstrated in front of the state capitol, asking the Governor to call a special session of the legislature to pass a bill that restores the initiative process. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the state constitution’s provision for a statewide initiative is void. See this story.