Congressmember Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) has introduced his HJR 14, a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college. It says in section five that “Entitlement to inclusion on the ballot shall be determined by Congress.” Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link to HJR 14.
This story says that in Rensselaer County, New York, Republican leaders are actively encouraging their supporters to enroll in the Working Families Party, so as to help Republican candidates win the WFP nomination.
Indiana Representative Ryan Dvorak (D-South Bend) has introduced HB 1130. It would decrease the number of signatures for an independent, or the nominee of an unqualified party, from 2% of the last Secretary of State vote, to 250 signatures. It also lowers the vote test from 2% of the vote for Secretary of State, to 2,500 votes. Dvorak is the Assistant Democratic Party leader in the House.
This Florida newspaper story says that in the newspaper’s home area, election data shows a significant number of voters are registering out of the Republican Party.
The Federal Election Commission had originally been scheduled to file a response to the presidential debates lawsuit on December 14, 2020. But it had asked the U.S. Supreme Court for more time, and the new deadline was to have been January 13. But now the FEC has again asked for, and received, another extension. Now the FEC response is due February 12.
The case is Level the Playing Field v FEC, 20-649. The co-plaintiffs include the Libertarian National Committee and the Green Party. The issue is whether the FEC is failing to enforce federal campaign finance law when it allows the Commission on Presidential Debates to exclude everyone except the Republican and Democratic nominees.
