The New America Foundation has released this 20-page report, discussing how proportional representation could work for a unicameral California legislature. There is very little discussion of proportional representation in the United States, so this document is noteworthy. … Continue reading
Even though “top-two” was defeated by Oregon voters on November 4, proponents of the idea are still energetically working for it. California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes to place the idea on the California ballot in the future. The Committee for … Continue reading
Even though “top-two” was defeated by Oregon voters on November 4, proponents of the idea are still energetically working for it. California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes to place the idea on the California ballot in the future. The Committee for … Continue reading
On November 24, a Superior Court Judge in Alameda County, California, dismissed the case Cummings v Stanley, on procedural grounds. The issue was whether certain members of the Alameda County Republican Central Committee were validly elected in the June 2008 … Continue reading
In mid-October, two petitions for rehearing were filed in important election law cases. Both are still pending. Often, petitions for rehearing are rejected within two or three weeks after they are filed. In the 7th circuit, the ballot access case … Continue reading
