Over the last 100 years, the political system has developed so that parties, and not people, control the outcome of the elections. From gerrymandering to ballot access laws, independent-minded voters and candidates have been systematically shut out of the political process. This section focuses on electoral reforms that can help re-shape our elections into the representative democracy it was meant to be. This section will follow the developments and changes made to our national, state and local electoral process.
Since its introduction in December, SB 52 is slowly but surely gaining support throughout the state. State Senators Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) introduced the California DISCLOSE Act in December.
Montana House of Representative will vote on Friday on a proposed referendum that would create a top two primary system in Montana. If the House votes in favor of the bill, Montanans will have the opportunity to vote on the adoption of a new system in November 2014.
With 3 weeks before the session ends, the Florida election reform will be discussed in the Senate this week with at its core the issue of absentee ballots.
The legal line between tax exempt non-profit organizations dedicated to charity or promoting the social welfare and politically focused electioneering operations like candidate committees has become blurry at best. Former.
On Monday, April 8, Texas State Representative Patricia Harless pulled her bill, HB 2093, which would shorten the early voting period in the state after receiving opposition in the House Elections Committee. The bill would have shortened the amount of early voting days from fourteen to seven.
Colorado Senator Angela Giron will soon introduce a new bill that will reform the state’s election laws, including providing mail-in ballots for every voter in the state. However, the bill has already started a partisan fight
The filing deadline for political groups to turn records to the FEC is Monday the 15th. Big players like Obama’s Organizing for Action have already posted their earnings for the first quarter following the 2012 election.
