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The Utah Foundation has just published a study of Utah’s unique primary system. Utah is the only state in which no one can get on a primary ballot for any non-presidential office unless the candidate has high support at a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Under existing New York state law, the 2012 primary (for all office except President) will be September 11, 2012. On November 17, the New York State Senate filed a brief in U.S. v State of New York, and asked the … Continue reading
On November 17, the Arizona Supreme Court took jurisdiction in the lawsuit filed by the Chair of the Redistricting Commission, Colleen Mathis, and simultaneously reinstated her. Governor Jan Brewer had removed her, after the commission issued new districts for U.S. … Continue reading
On November 16, the Rhode Island Republican Party voted to maintain the policy of letting independent voters vote in Republican primaries. Although a majority of delegates wanted to close the party’s primaries, the measure required two-thirds to pass, and the … Continue reading
On October 26, the California Supreme Court refused to hear Kunde v Seiler, S195849. This is the lawsuit over whether San Diego County election officials were correct when they let the Republican Party include campaign literature in the same envelope … Continue reading