California Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) has introduced AB 1396. It would repeal all election laws that describe how the California Democratic Party is organized. It would require the party to be responsible for its own internal organizational rules, and also would require the party to keep its rules posted on its internet site.
The bill thus acknowledges the U.S. Supreme Court decision Eu v San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee, issued 20 years ago. That decision said state government has no authority to describe how political parties should be organized.
You can read the Eu case here: http://altlaw.org/v1/cases/381182
Look who filed this bill. It is so-called California elector in the 2008 Presidental election
who is trying to use the legislature to protect her
personally from the case of Keyes, et al v. Bowen et al in the Court of Appeals of California.
Sincerely, Mark Seidenberg, Vice Chairman, American Independent Party
PUBLIC office nominations and filling vacancies = a PUBLIC activity subject to the Constitution and laws — esp. one Elector = one Vote.
Clubby private stuff = a clubby private activity (of interest only to party hack clubby types).
Well, nice to see that the American Independent Party is still doing little else beyond selling crack-pot, right-wing conspiracy theories and p.r. for Mr Keyes.
He and his party are always entertaining, like watching a car accident between reality tv stars, circus clowns and trolls.
Ahem, I would be a bit more willing to give parties more control over their internal affairs, if an unhappy or excluded citizen had a viable option. I doubt that they do now.