Following up on this post, the Third Appellate District of the Court of Appeal in California has issued this alternative writ, asking for opposition and scheduling oral argument for July 26. [Disclosure: I am a consultant to Californians… Continue reading
See this news report, with a very odd decision of the court:
“This year’s primary elections will be open as usual, Lamorena said, because he is convinced, after reading their bylaws, that the island’s Democratic and Republican parties welcome… Continue reading
Ryan Sager offers this oped in the New York Post. The oped has almost the same headline as an earlier Post editorial (reversing positions from the Post’s first editorial on this topic). See here.
A.P. offers this report, which begins: “The Kansas Republican Party chairman had no authority to open the Aug. 3 primary to independent voters, a district judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Charles Andrews ordered Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh not to… Continue reading
Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “Facing legal challenges in Washington and Austin, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has retained lawyers to defend him in both a Congressional ethics probe and an ongoing investigation into… Continue reading
See “The Implications of Coalitional and Influence Districts for Vote Dilution Litigation,” 117 Harvard Law Review 2598 (2004) and “The Ties that Bind: Coalitions and Governance Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,” 117 Harvard Law Review 2621 (2004).
You can find the current version of the database here. You will also always be able to find a link to the database on the right side of the blog under “Election Law Resources.” I’ll update this at least… Continue reading
The Sacramento Bee offers this report, with the following subhead: “Group seeks to toss legislators’ rival measure off the ballot.” The challenge is based upon article XVIII, section 1, of the California Constitution, providing that: