According to this story, on May 30, hundreds of people rallied at the New York state capitol in Albany in support of public funding for candidates for state office. The Assembly passed A4980 to implement public funding back on May 7, but the State Senate has not acted. The measure does not discriminate for or against any candidate based on the candidate’s partisan affiliation or independent status.
On May 29, the Oregon Senate unanimously passed SB 146. It is an omnibus election law bill. One of its provisions makes it easier for a party to remain ballot-qualified, by saying if a party meets the vote test, that lasts for four years, not just two years.
According to this story, it is likely the Arizona legislature will soon approve Arizona’s medicaid expansion. But opponents of Obamacare say they will do a petition drive to then put that idea on the 2014 ballot for the voters.
On May 28, SB 1146, the Connecticut bill to make it illegal for a party to nominate a non-member, was almost certainly killed. Although the Senate did not vote on the bill, it arranged to have the bill given the lowest priority for a vote. Because the legislature has only a week remaining in the session, it is overwhelmingly likely that it will fail to advance.
On May 29, the California Senate unanimously passed SB 213, which removes all residency requirements for petitioners. Now it goes to the Assembly.
