On March 22, the New York Times printed this op-ed, in favor of “top-two” primary systems, written by former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling. On March 27, the Times published three letters opposing “top-two”, which can be seen at … Continue reading
Seth Masket is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Denver. He has studied partisanship and polarization in state legislatures, and he understands the harm that extreme partisanship can do. He is the author of a 2009 … Continue reading
On March 25, briefs were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v Reed on the side of making petition signers’ names and addresses available to the public. The state’s brief is here. The brief of the Washington Coalition … Continue reading
According to the Sacramento Bee, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just transferred $500,000 from his campaign account, to the campaign in favor of Proposition 14. See this story. Also, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, this week gave $257,328 to the … Continue reading
On March 25, the Vermont legislature passed S.117, which moves the primary from September to August. Unfortunately, the bill also moves the deadline for independent candidate petitions to the second Thursday after the first Monday in June. Even presidential independent … Continue reading
