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.
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NY Democratic Party Call for End to Fusion Voting
Newsday:
The state Democratic Party approved a resolution Monday to ban New York’s oft-criticized practice of fusion voting.The resolution was nonbinding and has no legal impact. But Democratic leaders said they hope lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled State Legislature hear… Continue reading
Cert. Denied in Utah Republican Party v. Cox
“G.O.P. Ready to ‘Nuke’ Senate Democrats Again Over Nominee Delays”
NYT:
Senate Republicans are preparing to detonate a mini-nuke.Angry over Democratic delaying tactics that have slowed the conveyor belt of Trump administration nominees plodding toward confirmation, the Senate majority is preparing to strong-arm a rules change that would reduce… Continue reading
State of Utah and Utah Democratic Party Respond in Utah Republican Political Party Rights Case in Supreme Court
“U.S. Supreme Court orders state of Utah to respond to GOP lawsuit challenging election law”
Coalition of Minor Parties, Idaho Republican Party File Amicus Brief Supporting Cert. Grant in Utah Political Party Rights Case; Senators Lee and Cruz, Reps. Labrador and Bishop File Another
Revised Version of My Forthcoming Paper, “Polarization and the Judiciary,” Now Current Through Kavanaugh Nomination
Updated version of the paper out in May in the Annual Review of Political Science. Abstract:
The period of increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry affects the selection, work, perception, and relative power of… Continue reading
“Judicial Intervention as Judicial Restraint”
Guy-Uriel Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer have a new piece forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review, on partisan gerrymandering and justiciability:
This paper examines the Court’s decision in Gil v. Whitford. It advances two claims. First, it provides a comprehensive account… Continue reading
“Democrats Overhaul Controversial Superdelegate System”
NY Times:
Democratic Party officials, after a yearslong battle between warring ideological wings, have agreed to sharply reduce the influence of the top political insiders known as superdelegates in the presidential nomination process.
Under the new plan, which was agreed… Continue reading
Alaska Supreme Court Throws Out Law Barring Democratic Party from Running Independent Candidates for Party Nomination
You can find the opinion here.
“Feinstein Has Advantages in California Race. De León Now Has Party Leaders.”
NYT:
[I]n the California Senate [top-two] primary last month, Ms. Feinstein crushed Mr. de León in her bid for a sixth term, drawing 2.9 million votes compared to 804,000 votes for him.
But on Saturday night, the executive committee… Continue reading
“America’s electoral system gives the Republicans advantages over Democrats”
The Economist:
America’s various disproportional representations are the result of winner-takes-all voting and a two-party system where party allegiance and geography have become surprisingly highly correlated. Places where people live close together vote Democratic, places where they live farther… Continue reading
“The needs of California voters — not the parties — must be heeded”
Dan Howle and Rob Richie oped in the SD Union-Tribune:
We, the Independent Voter Project and FairVote, have and continue to have our different perspectives and opinions about what is the “best” way to conduct our elections. But at a… Continue reading