Lawmaker, advocates are trying again to rein in paid political signature-gatherers

The state’s rules for ballot qualification of a voter referendum enable sponsors to “pay signature-gatherers to lie,” Assembly Member Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, said at a news conference on his bill, AB421.

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California Republicans undecided but excited

THE BUZZ: They might be outnumbered and underfunded, but California Republicans still have cause for hope.

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Ranked Choice Voting in 2024 Presidential Primaries, Updated (March 2023)

One electoral reform that FHQ has touched on in the past and has increasingly popped up on the presidential primary radar is ranked choice voting (RCV).

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'It will irreparably damage the legitimacy and reputation of NC's highest court': Rehearings could have major impact on 2024 elections

In just a few days, the state Supreme Court will rehear oral arguments in two voting rights cases.

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Montana Supreme Court Upholds Preliminary Injunctions on State Laws Restricting Use of Student Identification and Ending Election Day Registration

On September 21, 2022, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a preliminary injunction prohibiting Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen from enforcing two election laws enacted during the 2021 Montana Legislative Session.

Source: Montana Supreme Court Upholds Preliminary Injunctions on State Laws Restricting Use of Student Identification and Ending Election Day Registration.

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Why a sweeping election law clash at the Supreme Court could disappear 

The Supreme Court looks increasingly likely to sidestep a clash over an election law that has weighty stakes for gerrymandering and setting election rules. The justices were headed toward a decision by June in the closely watched appeal from North Carolina Republican lawmakers, who are advancing a sweeping legal theory that would hand near-total authority…

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