The city of South Portland, Maine, prohibits any city employee from running for a seat on the School Board, or any city elective office. The city also bans city employees from circulating petitions for any candidate for any city elective … Continue reading
Professor Keith Smith has written an article, “Proposition 14 and California’s Minor Parties: A Case Study of Electoral Reform and Party Response.” It will be published in the California Journal of Politics and Policy. This is a welcome development. Over … Continue reading
On September 6, U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young, a Clinton appointee, cleared away all procedural hurdles in the lawsuit Common Cause Indiana v Indiana Secretary of State, 1:12cv-1603. The lawsuit challenges the system for electing trial court judges … Continue reading
On September 13, a few minutes after midnight, the California legislature adjourned for the year. The 2013 session was the first one in which all of California’s Assembly members had been elected in the top-two open primary system, also known … Continue reading
On September 11, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected the Green Party’s attempt to retain its ability to receive state public funding. However, the rejection is based on procedure, and the Court said the party is free to re-file its lawsuit … Continue reading
