Category Archives: political parties
“For independent voters, California lawmakers seek to end ballot confusion”
John Myers for the LAT:
In the days leading up to California’s primary three years ago, the complaints from unaffiliated independent voters started pouring in. They were promised they could vote in the closely watched Democratic race for the White… Continue reading
“With little fallout from nuclear option, Senate’s legislative filibuster is in jeopardy”
WaPo:
The fallout from the Senate’s so-called nuclear option has largely dissipated.And without much fallout, the fate of the once-revered process known as the legislative filibuster faces its greatest peril in more than a century.Senate Republicans are using a… Continue reading
Proportionality and the Oral Arguments — Part II
Yesterday, Nick offered some thoughts on the arguments in the Rucho and Benisek partisan gerrymandering cases, and several Justices’ fixation on whether all of this litigation is just a Trojan horse for achieving proportional representation. Nick’s post highlights the fact… Continue reading
Nevada Democrats Will Allow People to Participate Virtually in Presidential Primary Caucus, Increasing Opportunities for Participation
“The lengthy legal fight over Utah election law is over as U.S. Supreme Court refuses to accept GOP appeal”
Salt Lake Tribune:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ended five years of legal battles by the Utah Republican Party to quash a 2014 election law that allows candidates to qualify for the ballot by collecting signatures and/or through… Continue reading
“Dem long shots crash 2020 debate stage”
A Politico
update on the impact of new rules for Democratic primary debates.
“The Geography of Partisan Prejudice”
A fascinating mapping of estimates of affective polarization (how Americans feel about members of the opposing major party). The polling question isn’t new, but I think that mapping the results onto counties by their demographic composition might be.
(Note: this… Continue reading
Pushback to the 2018 Missouri redistricting citizens’ initiative
The Springfield News-Leader reports:
Last fall, Missouri voters approved a one-of-a-kind plan to root out partisan gerrymandering with 62 percent of the vote. Republicans unhappy with the changes are now trying to roll them back. Five GOP lawmakers, including… Continue reading
“Political competition is moderating Texas Republicans”
Behind a paywall, the Economist reviews
an apparent shift in Texas legislators’ priorities.
“Trump threatens to block networks from hosting debates after Dems reject Fox” (in primaries)
Sigh.
Stolen Votes North of the Border
Steven Rosenfeld sees
parallels between a 2017 Alberta provincial leadership campaign and the NC09
scandal, with lessons for 2020 primaries considering means to further participation
online or by phone.
White Papers Assessing California Top-Two Primary
Three new white papers on California’s top-two primary out of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, by Charles Munger, Jr., a financial and political backer of the top-two system.
Ocasio-Cortez, Warren and Sanders Skirmish with NY Dems over Fusion Ban
NYT reports on opposition to the N.Y. Democratic Party’s resolution to eliminate fusion voting.