By admin On February 25, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2608. It makes it far more difficult for a member of a small qualified party to get on his or her own party’s primary ballot. Existing law makes the number of signatures 1% of a party’s registration. The bill converts that to one-fourth of 1% of all the registered voters for statewide office, and one-half of 1% for U.S. House and legislature.
It is irrational to raise the number of signatures for primary ballot access, since no minor party primary ballot in Arizona has ever been crowded. …read more