On March 22, the Ohio House Constitutional Resolutions Committee heard HJR 1. It makes it more difficult for initiatives to change the state constitution. It requires signatures from all 88 counties (the number in each county would be 5% of the number of registered voters), and says they must pass with 60% of the vote. Also it eliminates the existing provision for a “cure period”, which means if the initiative lacks enough valid signatures, the proponents have an opportunity to collect more signatures.

The measure has 35 sponsors, all Republicans. See this story about the hearing. The committee hasn’t voted yet.

On March 30, the New Hampshire Senate unanimously passed CACR9, which says that New Hampshire’s presidential primary will always be the first presidential primary in the nation. Assuming this passes the House, as a proposed constitutional amendment, it will be on the ballot for voters to approve in November 2024.

On March 31, the No Labels organization gave its “seal of approval” to Adam Frisch, who is a Democrat running for Congress next year in Colorado’s Third District. See this story.