On April 19, the Arizona legislature passed HB 2304. This is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill. It says that when a new or previously unqualified party qualifies for the ballot, it is then entitled to be on … Continue reading
On April 19, the Washington legislature passed SB 5119, which eliminates the 2012 presidential primary, and which also apparently eliminates public elections for Washington state precinct committee officers, which is a political party office. Thanks to Josh Putnam of Frontloading … Continue reading
The Arizona State Court of Appeals says it will release an opinion in City of Tucson v State of Arizona, 2ca-cv-2010-0083, on Wednesday, April 20. This is the case over whether the Arizona’s Constitution protects a city’s right to use … Continue reading
The California State Court of Appeals will hold an oral argument in Ni v Slocum on Tuesday, May 10, at 9:30 a.m. in San Francisco. This is the case that argues that California election law should be interpreted to permit … Continue reading
Although it has been more than ten months since California voters passed Proposition 14, the “top-two open primary”, with 53.73% of the vote, the U.S. Justice Department still hasn’t approved the measure. On April 15, the Department of Justice requested … Continue reading
