Mississippi Representative Gregory Holloway (D-Hazlehurst) has introduced HB 1183. It would let each U.S. House district choose its own presidential elector. Here is the text.
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Bills have been introduced in each house of the Oklahoma legislature to repeal the straight-ticket device. They are SB 46 by Senator J. J. Dossett (D-Sperr) and HB 1016 by Representative Trish Ranson (D-Stillwater). Thanks to E. Zachary Knight for this news.
On January 25, six Republican U.S. Senators introduced a proposed constitutional amendment for term limits for Congress. See the text here. The sponsors are Ted Cruz of Texas, Mike Braun and Todd Young of Indiana, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
New Jersey holds primaries on June 7, 2021, for Governor and state legislature. On January 25, the Governor issued an Executive Order, permitting electronic signatures on primary petitions for 2021 primaries. See it here. This is the same policy followed last year. New Jersey requires 1,000 signatures for primary candidates for statewide office. Thanks to Jerrick Adams for the link.
According to this news story, the Virginia Elections Department has settled a lawsuit, and as a result, only 2,000 signatures will be required for statewide offices this year. Normally the requirement is 10,000. Also the distribution requirement is easier in 2021 than it is normally. Only fifty signatures are needed from each U.S. House district, as opposed to the normal 400 from each district. The lawsuit is Goldman v Virginia Dept. of Elections, Richmond city circuit court, CL20006468. Here is the 5-page order.
The court order applies to all statewide candidates this year, primary and general alike. The court order also permits signers to photograph their signature and e-mail it to the group or candidate who is petitioning, and that type of signatures counts. This is a first for Virginia.
Virginia elects three statewide offices this year: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General. The State Board of Elections webpage still shows that 10,000 signatures are required this year for primary candidates for statewide office, so it is not up-to-date. Thanks to Jerrick Adams for the link.