Robert Cruickshank has this opinion piece about California’s Proposition 14. It appears here in California Progress Report. It also appeared in Calitics.com. Cruikshank teaches political science at Monterey Peninsula College and is getting his Ph.D in history.
On April 27, the San Diego city council amended the city’s election laws, to make it legal for political parties to donate up to $1,000 to candidates for city office. All city and county offices in California are non-partisan. In 1973 San Diego had passed a law, making it illegal for political parties to contribute money to candidates for city office. However, the Republican Party recently won a preliminary ruling suggesting that the ban violates the First Amendment. That case is Thalheimer v City of San Diego, in U.S. District Court. See this story.
Darcy Richardson has this interesting and comprehensive look at minor party and independent candidates for Florida Governor and U.S. Senator. It is published in the Jacksonville Observer, an on-line newspaper with conservative leanings. Thanks to ThirdPartyDaily for the link.
On April 27, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger set August 17 as the date of the special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 15th district. He also set a special primary for June 22. The seat is vacant because Senator Abel Maldonado has resigned from the Senate and is now California’s Lieutenant Governor.
California uses the blanket primary system for special elections. It is technically possible that on June 22, a candidate might get as much as 50% of the vote. If that happened, there would be no election on August 17. Democrats have already informally united around John Laird’s candidacy.
On April 27, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger set August 17 as the date of the special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 15th district. He also set a special primary for June 22. The seat is vacant because Senator Abel Maldonado has resigned from the Senate and is now California’s Lieutenant Governor.
California uses the blanket primary system for special elections. It is technically possible that on June 22, a candidate might get as much as 50% of the vote. If that happened, there would be no election on August 17. Democrats have already informally united around John Laird’s candidacy.
