The California Senate passed SB 27 on May 2. This is the bill that requires presidential primary candidates to reveal their income tax returns from the preceding five years. The bill still has not yet been sent to the Assembly Elections Committee. Therefore, even after it is sent there, it cannot be heard in that committee until June 5 at the earliest.
Similar bills in other states have not yet passed in any state, and none of them has made any headway so far this month.
The Massachusetts Republican Party recently changed the 2016 presidential primary rules, from the proportional system that was used to award delegates in 2016, to a system in which a candidate who polls at least 50% gets all the delegates. See this Politico story.
The Georgia Supreme Court will hear oral argument on May 7 in a case that challenges the accuracy of the November 2018 vote for Georgia Lieutenant Governor. See this story.
New York is unique in the nation in not letting voters switch parties during the year before a general election. This article in Gothamist sets forth the progress of activism to ameliorate the party-switching deadline.
Before the Florida legislature adjourned, it amended the omnibus election law bill, SB 7066, to it more difficult for many ex-felons to register to vote. The amendment says they cannot register until they have paid all court costs, fines, and restitution. This article explains all the administrative problems that the amendment causes. Governor Ron DeSantis hasn’t signed the bill yet.
