As previously noted, on February 7 a Superior Court in Washington, D.C., refused to order the D.C. Board of Elections to put the office of Attorney General on the April 1, 2014 primary ballot, even though in 2010 the voters passed a charter amendment that said, as described on the ballot, that if passed, the voters could choose an Attorney General in 2014. Here is a link to the 7-page order in Zukerberg v D.C. Board of Elections, 2013 CA 8004B. Paul Zukerberg, who petitioned for a place on the Democratic primary ballot for Attorney General earlier this year, has appealed to the D.C. Appeals Court.

John Hrabe of Cal Newsroom has this comprehensive story about some of the lesser-known effects of California’s top-two system on minor parties.

In 2013, the Socialist Party filed a lawsuit against New Jersey state election officials, seeking to gain the ability of voters to register as members of the Socialist Party. The state has again asked for a extension for the settlement conference. This is the second time the state has asked for more time. Originally it was to have been settled on November 14, 2013. The new meeting is in mid-March 2014.