On April 5, 2013, three political scientists published their own study of the effect of California’s top-two system, used for the first time in a regular election in 2012. The three authors are Thad Kousser of the University of California, … Continue reading
On August 16, the San Diego City Attorney ruled that recall petition signatures are valid, no matter where the circulator lives. However, circulators must be citizens and must be at least 18 years of age. This ruling came about because … Continue reading
On August 16, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1405, which repeals the “Subversive Organization Registration Law” found in section 35000ff of the Corporations Code. The law, passed in 1941, requires groups that were organized for the purpose of undermining … Continue reading
Louisiana holds local partisan elections on October 19, 2013. Filing has already closed. Gregory King, a registered Libertarian, is the only candidate who filed for Justice of the Peace, ward 3, in Lincoln Parrish. In Louisiana, when only one candidate … Continue reading
Mike Myers, a former law professor at the University of South Dakota and an expert on health care, says he will be an independent candidate for Governor of South Dakota next year. See this story. No independent has been on … Continue reading
