Professor John Sides, a political scientist at George Washington University, has this column in the Washington Post’s political science blog. He summarizes the evidence that primary systems do not determine the degree of partisanship or polarization among elected officials. … Continue reading
The Atlantic has this interesting interview with Wallace Jefferson, who is newly retired from the Texas Supreme Court. Jefferson explains why Texas partisan judicial elections are a bad idea. He focuses on the fact that populous counties elect dozens of … Continue reading
On October 18, the Ohio Attorney General’s office filed a brief in support of Ohio’s ban on out-of-state circulators, in Citizens in Charge v Husted, 2:13cv-935, s.d. The state says that the ban is needed because it has a short … Continue reading
On October 18, the Vermont Supreme Court issued a ruling in Paige v State of Vermont, 2013-105. The issue was whether the U.S. Constitution requires presidents to be the children of two U.S. citizens. The court ruled that the plaintiff … Continue reading
On October 18, U.S. District Court Judge Claude M. Hilton rejected a request from the Virginia Democratic Party for a halt to a purge of voters for which there is evidence that they are also registered in other states. See … Continue reading
