Jim Gardner has written this post on a new election law litigation project of his: I’d like to thank Rick for inviting me to blog about a redistricting legal challenge in which I’m involved. The case, Pearson v. Koster, is… Continue reading

“A rogue convention? How GOP party rules may surprise in 2012”

November 26, 2011, 2:51 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen have written this Politico oped.

“Could New GOP Rule Lead to a Brokered Convention?”

November 23, 2011, 9:05 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Political Wire: “Howard Megdal thinks a new GOP rule which says that any primary or caucus held before April 1 must allocate delegates proportionally could lead to a brokered convention.”

“How Many Primaries in New York?”

November 23, 2011, 8:58 amelection administration, political partiesRick Hasen

NYT editorializes.

“Three California Political Parties File Lawsuit, Alleging that Top-Two Primary Law is Unconstitutional”

November 21, 2011, 9:07 pmpolitical partiesRick Hasen

BAN explains.

“Who should pay for S.C. GOP primary?”

November 16, 2011, 3:37 pmelection administration, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

The State reports.

“Expert Witness Publishes His Findings on Voter Confusion in Top-Two Systems”

October 18, 2011, 8:49 amballot access, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Richard Winger reports.

California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Top-Two Primary, Solves Problem With Write-In Votes Which Would Not Be Counted

September 19, 2011, 4:47 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

In Field v. Bowen, the court easily rejected the constitutional arguments against holding a top-two primary. The only difficult question, it seems to me, was the apparent contradiction in California statutes which seemed to both require that write-in vote… Continue reading