CATO has this criticism of California’s top-two system, written by Andy Craig. Thanks to Eric Wong for the link. The majority party has been deprived of ballot access four times under the California top-two system. Craig mentions the 2012 incident, … Continue reading
On June 17, Louisiana asked the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay in the redistricting case. The Fifth Circuit had asked the legislature to redraw the U.S. House boundaries, to provide for two districts, not just one, with an … Continue reading
Supporters of the Missouri top-four initiative have released a statement, expressing concern they their initiative may not have enough valid signatures. See this story. Statewide initiatives need a certain share of the last vote cast in a certain number of … Continue reading
The Michigan Advance, an on-line news source for Michigan government and politics, has this story, pointing out that any Republican who tried and failed to get on the party’s primary ballot to run for Governor still has time to submit … Continue reading
On June 13, U.S. District Court Judge John Gerrard, an Obama appointee, enjoined Nebraska’s county distribution requirement for statewide initiatives. Eggers v Evnen, 4:22cv-3089. The law says statewide initiative petitions need the signatures of 5% of the voters in 38 … Continue reading
