Whether or not you support Proposition 14, the conduct of the California legislature should make you furious. With complete disregard for the principles of “due process” and “fair trial,” political leaders inside the California Legislature struck a backroom deal whereby the opponents of Proposition 14 would sue the Secretary of State over the description of the Proposition to appear on Ju
According to the San Jose Mercury News, the California Green Party is suffering from a shrinking membership. Currently, it’s downsizing from an enrollment of 158,000 registered Greens (0.95 percent of California voters) to 111,000 (0.66 percent).
The California School Employees Association has filed a lawsuit to amend Proposition 14's language, and legislators, who voted for the initiative last year as part of a budget compromise, have directed their attorneys not to fight the legal challenge. If the lawsuit is successful, critical elements of the Top Two Open Primary initiative
Four county registrars of voters told an Assembly committee March 2 that their costs of printing and processing ballots would increase if Californians approve Proposition 14, the so-called “open primary” initiative on the June ballot. The informational hearing of the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee was dominated by Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, an Oakland Democrat, who voted
Datamar Surveys polled 794 voters and found that 57% ranked the Top Two Open Primary initiative as an important reform option. Specifically, the poll offered four, major reform options with the Top Two Open Primary drawing the strongest support as an "i
You won’t believe this until you see it. In a stunning admission, former Governor of Kentucky and current State Senator Julian Carroll admitted, “I could care less what [independents] want…we operate democracy in this country with a two-party system.” These comments were expressed following an interview with independent activist Michael Lewis, where the Senator suggested that if ind
Fed up with the two-party system, independents scored a huge victory for more open primaries in the Kentucky state senate. Despite strong opposition from Democrats, the Kentucky Senate voted to allow registered independents the opportunity to participate in the primary elections. The vote moves to the Kentucky House where Democrats comprise a majority, putting passage in jeopardy.
For the first time, slightly over 20% of the state's registered voters are officially classified as 'Decline to State'. Some political analysts also posit that this statistic is underreported, since those voters who check off the American Independent Party, likely consider themselves to be independents. Democrats comprise nearly 45% of the electorate, while Republicans come in at al
