Alabama Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) will introduce a ballot access bill on February 28. The legislative counsel has finished drafting the bill. It will lower the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote … Continue reading
On February 25, fifteen Pennsylvania representatives introduced HB 795, which would let any independent voter vote in a partisan primary. The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that it is up to political parties, not state government, to decide whether … Continue reading
On February 21, Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi and twelve other Republican Senators introduced SB 538, which would allocate Pennsylvania’s presidential electors according to the proportion of the popular vote each presidential candidate received in the state. Pennsylvania has … Continue reading
On February 25, the North Dakota Senate passed SB 2183 by a vote of 31-16. This is the bill that says no one may circulate an initiative petition, or a recall petition, unless the individual has lived in the state … Continue reading
The Birmingham News hosts a one-hour chat today (Tuesday, February 26) with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joey Kennedy. Kennedy will discuss the current legislative session, including Senator Cam Ward’s ballot access reform. See this story. The ballot access bill is expected … Continue reading
George McDonald is running for Mayor of New York city in the September 2013 Republican primary. In January he filed a lawsuit, McDonald v City Campaign Finance Board, 100038-2013, in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, alleging that the city’s limit … Continue reading