On September 6, U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young, a Clinton appointee, cleared away all procedural hurdles in the lawsuit Common Cause Indiana v Indiana Secretary of State, 1:12cv-1603. The lawsuit challenges the system for electing trial court judges … Continue reading
On September 13, a few minutes after midnight, the California legislature adjourned for the year. The 2013 session was the first one in which all of California’s Assembly members had been elected in the top-two open primary system, also known … Continue reading
On September 11, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected the Green Party’s attempt to retain its ability to receive state public funding. However, the rejection is based on procedure, and the Court said the party is free to re-file its lawsuit … Continue reading
Ballotpedia has just published a study of the 2012 congressional primaries. Only five members of the U.S. House of Representatives lost a primary to a non-incumbent in 2012. Conventional wisdom, which is wrong, is that more members of Congress fear … Continue reading
On September 11, the California Assembly passed AB 857, the bill to require statewide initiatives to obtain at least 10% of their needed valid signatures via unpaid petition circulators. The bill had passed the State Senate the day before, so … Continue reading
