As this story explains, Proposition 14, the “top-two” measure, abolished party nominees and party primaries in California (except for President). So the California Democratic Party has already started holding meetings to decide which Democrat for various U.S. House and state legislative races will get the party’s endorsement for the June 2012 primary. This development illustrates one of the ironies of the movement in favor of “top-two”; that movement includes people who say they hate political parties and want to destroy the influence of political parties.

Here is the “Motion to Quash Subpoena” filed by President Obama’s attorney in the Georgia case that challenges the President’s qualifications to be on the March 6 Georgia presidential primary. It is eight pages. The Administrative Judge was not persuaded by this brief, because it was on January 20 that he declined to quash the subpoena. The case is Farrar v Obama. The main argument made in this brief is that a Georgia state court subpoena is not effective if it is not served in Georgia. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link.

The Vermont Progressive Party, which has repeatedly won the partisan election for Mayor of Burlington (the largest city in the state) will not contest the March 2012 mayoral election. See this story.