The Montana House State Administration Committee will hear HB 436 on Tuesday, February 19, at 8 a.m. This is the bill to establish a top-two primary system for all partisan office except President. It is unfortunate that Montana’s legislature has … Continue reading
California State Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton) has introduced SB 213, to repeal California residency requirements for petitioners. Out-of-state circulators would need to register with the Secretary of State before starting to work. Thanks to Dave Kadlecek for the news. … Continue reading
Ron Fournier of National Journal has this essay about the plausibility that the next presidential election will see the birth of a new political party. Although the article is newsworthy, Fournier’s use of the term “two-party system” is flawed. He … Continue reading
On February 13, Montana Cowgirl blog posted this article about HB 436, the Montana bill to convert elections to a top-two open primary system. Montana Cowgirl is well-known, leans to Democrats, and is run by an anonymous individual or group. … Continue reading
On February 13, the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in Chamness v Maldonado, 11-56303, over California’s law on partisan labels on the ballot in congressional elections and elections for partisan state office. California law puts party labels on the ballot if … Continue reading
