Three Connecticut Republican State Senators have introduced SB 222, which eases the definition of a major political party. Current law says a major party is entitled to a primary, and is defined as a group that either polled 20% for … Continue reading
The Daily Journal has this story about the Vermont bill to set that state’s presidential primary on the same day as the New Hampshire presidential primary. … Continue reading
The Staten Island Advance has this detailed and interesting account of the February 13 oral argument in Rossito-Canty v Cuomo, e.d., 1:15cv-568. This is the case over whether there is any constitutional requirement that a Governor call a special U.S. … Continue reading
In the last two days, two very well-informed and sophisticated individuals, both of whom support California’s top-two system, have published assertions that California had a closed primary before the top-two system was implemented in 2011. The February 14 Los Angeles … Continue reading
This article says that Rob Astorino, the Republican nominee for Governor of New York last year, is going ahead with plans to change the name of his puppet party, “Stop Common Core Party”, to “Reform Party.” The story also says … Continue reading
