Guess Who Doesn’t Like the Top Two Primary?
Rob Ritchie and Nate Silver. Rob prefers instant runoff voting, which I see as a complete non-starter in California state elections.
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Election Law Journal 8:1 Now Available; Preview of ELJ 8:2
You can find the table of contents here and reprinted below. Look for ELJ 8:2 in April, featuring Robert Erikson and Lorraine Minnite on empirical studies of the effects of voter identification laws, Allison Hayward on the 24th amendment and… Continue reading
CGS Issues Report on Public Financing in Florida
See here.
“Judge Rules School Board Elections Violate Voting Rights Act”
The ACLU has issued this press release.
“Courts Win in California Budget Deal”
This law.com article discusses the top-two primary measure.
ACS Briefing on Caperton v. Massey Case
See here.
The Beat Goes On
The latest from Minnesota.
Bauer on “The Democracy Canon”
Bob Bauer offers these thoughts on my draft paper.
“Political GPS: ARE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES THE ANSWER FOR THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION?”
Larry Norton and Jim Kahl take a close look.
Two Views of Sen. Moldonado’s Push for Top Two Primary
“Proposal Calls For Elections To Fill Senate Vacancies”
NPR offers this report [corrected link].
“Facial and As-Applied Challenges Under the Roberts Court”
Gillian Metzger has posted this draft on SSRN, which deals extensively, though not exclusively, with election law cases.
Appellant’s Brief in NAMUDNO Filed
You can read the brief here. If and when amicus briefs are filed supporting appellants, I’ll try to post those too.
Good News on the Top Two Primary Front
In a post last night, I expressed concern that the Legislature, which has traditionally been very opposed to the open primary, might pass a measure that would be full of holes so that it would be struck down by the… Continue reading