Ballot Access News May 1, 2011 – Volume 26, Number 12 This issue was originally printed on yellow paper. Table of Contents TENNESSEE STRUGGLES WITH BALLOT ACCESS FLORIDA BILLS MAKE BALLOT ACCESS WORSE IDAHO PASSES BILL FOR CLOSED PRIMARIES SUPREME … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2011
On June 3, North Carolina HB 32 passed the House Election and Administration Committee. It is set for a vote in the House on June 7. The bill lowers the number of signatures for a previously unqualified party from 2% … Continue reading
North Carolina’s ballot access improvement bill, HB 32, had been scheduled for a committee hearing in the house on June 1, but that hearing has been postponed until June 3 at 10 a.m. The bill reduces the number of signatures … Continue reading
On May 31, the Maine House voted on LD 804, which would provide that Maine have a unicameral legislature. Although a majority in the House voted for it, it needed two-thirds and did not get that much support. Thanks to … Continue reading
On May 31, the Nevada Supreme Court asked for supplemental briefing on whether the special U.S. House election set for September 2011 ought to be delayed. The Court must decide whether the lower state court was correct, when it interpreted … Continue reading