On April 24, the New Hampshire Senate Election Law Committee passed HB 1264 by a vote of 3-2. It tightens rules for voter registration. It says that anyone who registers to vote in New Hampshire, and who has a drivers license issued by another state, must obtain a New Hampshire drivers license within 60 days. See this story. Many students who attend college in New Hampshire, and who choose to vote in New Hampshire, could be affected by this bill if it becomes law.
Here is a link to the Arizona Secretary of State’s web page, showing the election returns for the special U.S. House election, 8th district.
See this newspaper story about the Montana trial over whether the Green Party’s petition in Montana has enough valid signatures. The trial did not finish on Tuesday, and will continue next week. Meanwhile the primary is June 5.
On April 25, Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a special election for U.S. House, 27th district, to replace Congressman Blake Farenthold, who resigned April 6.
All candidates qualify by filing fee, which is due April 27. Texas special elections do not have party nominees, although party labels are printed on the ballot. The election will be June 30. IF no one gets 50%, there will be a runoff sometime in September. Thanks to Tony Roza for this news.
New Jersey is the newest state to have automatic voter registration, which is a system in which every adult citizen known by the government to exist is automatically registered, unless the individual declines. The New Jersey bill, AB 2014, was signed on April 17.
The other states are Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia; also the District of Columbia has it. Petition validity is significantly higher in states with automatic voter registration.
