Political scientist Seth Masket in this article defends closed primaries. The article is unusually useful because he was already in an on-line twitter debate, so he includes the points raised by opponents of closed primaries, and then he reacts to … Continue reading
On March 19, the 3-judge U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania hearing the U.S. House redistricting case ruled that the Republican legislative leaders who filed the case do not have standing. Therefore, their case is dismissed, and the new districts will … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission moved over the weekend of March 17-18, from its old offices at 999 E Street NW, Washington DC, to 1050 First Street NE, Washington DC. The Commission is still settling in as of March 19, and … Continue reading
This Sacramento Bee story says some well-funded Democratic interest groups are considering campaigning against some Democratic candidates for U.S. House in California, to lessen the chances that the top-two system will cause a complete absence of Democrats on the November … Continue reading
On Monday morning, March 19, the U.S. Supreme Court issued orders in many non-election cases, but issued nothing about the pending Pennsylvania case on U.S. House districts.
