New York Assemblyman David Gantt (D-Rochester) has introduced a bill to prohibit two parties from jointly nominating the same candidate. The bill is A2399. It makes an exception for judicial candidates, and would continue to allow multiple parties to cross-endorse the same judicial nominees.
On February 10, Virginia HB 2642 passed the House of Delegates unanimously. It makes it illegal to pay circulators on a per-signature basis. The bill even makes it illegal to give a bonus for good performance. An almost identical law in Ohio was declared unconstitutional by the 6th circuit in 2008. The bill now goes to the Senate.
Eleven Nevada State Senators are sponsoring SB 120, to move the primary from August back to September. The primary had been in September for decades, but in 2007 it had been moved to August. Proponents of a September primary say turnout is terrible in August because so many people are on vacation. See this story.
The Ellsworth American newspaper in Maine has this article in its February 10 edition. It explains how one 72-year-old woman, Ruby Sprague, persuaded her state legislator to introduce a bill so that independent voters would be referred to as “Independents”, not “Unenrolled.” The bill, LD3, is pending in the joint Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee.
The Ellsworth American newspaper in Maine has this article in its February 10 edition. It explains how one 72-year-old woman, Ruby Sprague, persuaded her state legislator to introduce a bill so that independent voters would be referred to as “Independents”, not “Unenrolled.” The bill, LD3, is pending in the joint Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee.
