On February 11, the New Hampshire State Senate defeated SB 43, which would have let each U.S. House district choose its own presidential elector. The vote was 10-14. Thanks to Alvin See for this news.
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Alabama Representative Jeremy Gray (D-Opelika) has introduced HB 397. It would abolish the straight-ticket device. It has many co-sponsors, but they are all Democrats.
Al Jazeera looks as the possibility that the Republican Party may split in the coming years.
On February 18, Arkansas State Senator Jim Hendren revealed that he has changed his registration from Republican to independent. He was first elected to the legislature in 2012, and he was re-elected last year to another four-year term. See this story. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
On February 9, the New York Assembly passed A4364. For 2021 only, it allows party meetings that are for the purpose of nominating candidates to be electronic meetings. The party calling such meetings would need to provide 72 hours advance notice to the committee members. The vote in the Assembly was 143-5. There is no companion bill in the State Senate yet.