The Monkey Cage is a political science blog established in 2007. Here is a general discussion of California’s Proposition 14, the top-two election system, or jungle primary. The opening says Proposition 14 passed with 54% of the vote, but every … Continue reading
Mark Noble, an Ohio Libertarian, has just completed a study of the voters who chose a Libertarian Party primary ballot last month, in Franklin County, Ohio. Franklin County is Ohio’s second-most populous county, and includes Columbus. In Franklin County last … Continue reading
On June 16, the 7th circuit released a 40-page opinion in Gerald A. Judge v Governor Pat Quinn, 09-2219. The issue was whether Illinois must hold a special election for President Obama’s old Senate seat earlier than November 2010. Even … Continue reading
Maine and several other New England states still require petitioning candidates to submit their completed petitions to various town clerks around the state. Then, after the town clerks have finished checking the petitions, the candidate or political party supporting that … Continue reading
On Thursday, June 17, two important ballot access lawsuits were argued in two different federal courts. In U.S. District Court in Arkansas, Judge Price Marshall heard Green Party of Arkansas v Daniels. See this story. The story is not is … Continue reading
