On March 27th, the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would cut the number of signatures an independent or minor party candidate would have to collect from 2% of all votes cast, to 1%. It also changed the petition deadline from May to August.
Source: Ballot Access News.
Great news to hear this bill made it out of the judiciary this time. Sounds like our lobbying efforts, although small, might have actually did some good.
Most of the people we talked to said they would have no problem with the bill. Some Republicans were apprehensive of course, but I think this has a great chance of passing.