Attorneys for the state of California have notified the U.S. Supreme Court that the state does not intend to file any response to the cert petition in the minor party lawsuit against the top-two system. This is fairly common behavior … Continue reading
The Associated Press has this story about the August 27 U.S. District Court decision that upholds the 2014 ballot access restriction. That law makes it illegal to circulate the petition for a new party during an odd year. … Continue reading
Canada is electing a new national government on October 19. On August 28, a new poll was released showing a slight lead for the New Democratic Party, a party that has never before named the Prime Minister of Canada. … Continue reading
On August 27, the California Senate Appropriations Committee passed AB 1461, the bill to provide that all adult citizens known to the state should be automatically registered to vote. Such individuals would be informed that they had become registered, and … Continue reading
Frontloading HQ here reports that the District of Columbia Republican Party won’t use the presidential primary to choose delegates to the Republican national convention. Instead it will use a caucus, held in the second half of March. … Continue reading
