The California Superior Court Judge who is hearing Rubin v Bowen has set a hearing date of February 7, 2012, for Rubin v Bowen, RG11-605-301, Alameda County. This is the lawsuit filed by the Peace & Freedom and Libertarian Parties of California, as well as the Alameda County Green Party, against Proposition 14, passed by the voters in June 2010 to establish the top-two system in California. The lawsuit had been filed on November 21, 2011, and originally had a hearing date on March 20, but the plaintiffs sought an earlier hearing, which has now been granted.

Anyone who is free to attend the hearing should do so. A large attendance will show the judge that the issue is important. The address for the hearing is 1221 Oak Street, Oakland, California. That is the County Office Building, next to the Courthouse. The hearing is at 9 a.m. in Department 16.