Category Archives: political parties

Ninth Circuit Brief Filed in Top-Two Case

February 4, 2012, 10:14 pmballot access, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

From the challengers: “Our Brief shows that California’s Top Two Primary Law violated the rights of Californians in two troubling ways. First, it unconstitutionally violated the rights of minor-party candidates, by forcing them to falsely state on the ballot… Continue reading

“FairVote: Your Primary Resource in 2012”

January 20, 2012, 4:03 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Check it out.

“Appeals court upholds Washington state’s open primary system”

January 20, 2012, 9:46 amballot access, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

The LA Times offers this report, with the subhead: “The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel’s decision may signal affirmation for California’s open primary system, in which the top two vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of… Continue reading

Breaking News: Ninth Circuit Upholds Washington’s Top-Two Primary

January 19, 2012, 9:38 amballot access, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

On remand from the Supreme Court, and after the case went back to the trial court, the Ninth Circuit today, in a unanimous opinion, upheld Washington state’s top two primary law (on grounds that will make California’s top two… Continue reading

New CRS Report on Presidential Nominating Process

January 16, 2012, 5:07 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Here.

“Iowa in perspective: The delegate math is what matters most”

January 5, 2012, 7:21 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Jerry Goldfeder has written this oped for the NY Daily News.

“Former Democratic Rep. Artur Davis talks party-switching”

January 1, 2012, 9:53 ampolitical partiesRick Hasen

Interesting interview with The Fix.

Nate Silver: Brokered GOP Convention Plausible

December 9, 2011, 8:16 ampolitical partiesRick Hasen

Plausible analysis.

“SC Republicans met with Colbert over rights to rename presidential primary after comedian”

December 8, 2011, 7:50 amelection law "humor", political partiesRick Hasen

AP reports.

Jim Gardner: The Promise of State Constitutional Challenges to Partisan Gerrymandering

December 7, 2011, 7:55 ampolitical parties, redistrictingRick Hasen

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.”