A large majority of California cities elect their city councilmembers at-large. However, the California Civil Rights Act has made it possible for cities with previously underrepresented ethnic and racial minorities to be sued by proponents of district elections. The Daily … Continue reading
On April 15, the Libertarian Party and the Green Party asked a U.S. District Court in Arizona to reconsider the decision of last month that upheld Arizona voter registration forms. Arizona law provides all qualified parties with their own mandatory … Continue reading
According to this story, all of the five U.S. Senate candidates who are on the ballot in Democratic or Republican primaries on April 30 have suspended their campaigns, due to the Boston bombings of April 15. The primaries are on … Continue reading
On April 15, the Montana House Administration Committee heard testimony on SB 408, and passed it. This is the bill to ask the voters in 2014 if they want to establish a top-two primary. The bill passed 12-7, on a … Continue reading
Leaders of the Working Families Party are mulling over contesting the Phildelphia, Pennsylvania city-council at-large seats. Generally the Working Families Party doesn’t organize in states unless those states permit fusion. Pennsylvania doesn’t permit fusion, except in a very limited manner, … Continue reading
