Since 2008, Jeff Schauer has been writing a blog about California politics and government called “California Mwananchi”. Schauer is a lecturer and a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley in history. This April 20 column discusses what California’s election system and … Continue reading
On April 23, the Country Party submitted another 1,200 signatures to the Wyoming Secretary of State. Combined with the signatures already submitted, this probably means that the Country Party will probably appear on this year’s ballot. If that happens, Wyoming … Continue reading
The lawsuit against the Washington state top-two system is now docketed in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Democratic Party’s appeal is 11-1263 and the Libertarian Party’s appeal is 11-1266. The state’s response, should it choose to submit one, is due … Continue reading
On April 23, the Pima County Board of Supervisors chose Nicholas Fontana to fill a vacant seat in the Arizona State House of Representatives. When legislative vacancies occur in Arizona, there is no special election. Instead, the county government chooses … Continue reading
On April 23, the Minnesota Senate rejected the bill to move the primary (for office other than President) from August to June. See this story. An earlier blog post about the Minnesota bill said that if the bill passed, the … Continue reading
