On September 22, the California legislature forwarded SB 568 to Governor Jerry Brown. He has two weeks to act on the bill. It moves the primary in all years from June to early March. Election law professor Derek Muller wrote … Continue reading
Eric McGhee and Boris Shor, political scientists who study primary election systems, have published a newer version of their research on whether top-two systems elect more moderate politicians. The paper is 30 pages and can be read at this link. … Continue reading
On September 21, Maine representative Ralph Chapman announced that he had changed his registration from independent to Green. He was first elected in 2010 as a Democrat, and was re-elected as a Democrat in 2012, 2014, and 2016. He received … Continue reading
This year, the California legislature raised gasoline taxes, and opponents are planning to circulate a referendum petition to block the increase. On September 22, a California Superior Court Judge in Sacramento rejected the Attorney General’s title. See this story. The … Continue reading
On September 21, the New Mexico Supreme Court refused to hear the case filed by proponents of ranked choice voting in Santa Fe. The voters of Santa Fe long ago voted to use ranked choice voting, but so far the … Continue reading
