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Political Science Professor Keith Smith has this article about how California’s top-two system has greatly reduced the number of minor party candidates, and also threatened them with losing their qualified status. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2014
On May 9, the New Jersey Secretary of State filed a brief in Balsam v Guadagno, U.S. District Court 2:14cv-1388. This is the case, filed in March 2014, in which some New Jersey voters complain that they want to vote … Continue reading
Following the 2010 census, the Florida legislature was charged with redrawing the U.S. House districts under a new state constitutional amendment that is meant to end partisan gerrymandering. The amendment says the legislature must not draw the boundaries with intent … Continue reading
On May 9, the Massachusetts Republican Party agreed that Mark Fisher can be on the Republican primary ballot. Fisher, who is running for Governor, had sued the party because the party had initially said that he didn’t get 15% of … Continue reading
On May 7, the New York state legislature passed A9407, which extends the petitioning period for primary petitions from 37 days to 42 days. However, the bill only applies to 2014. The bill says that the such petitions can start … Continue reading