A law review article by Dr. Jessica A. Levinson was published recently that looks at the issue of minor party ballot access in the Post-Prop 14 (Top Two Primary) era. Levinson, the Director of Political Reform at the Center for Governmental Studies, wrote the article for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review . Minor […]
November 2011 Elections
Although the 2012 elections are still a year off, some local elections are happening today across the state. Election results should go live at some point after 8:00 pm tonight. The results are available at; Assemblyman Warren Furutani running for Los Angeles City Council (Results Here or Here) Rudy Svorinich Jr. is also running in […]
Term Limits. Another 22 Term Out
In December, twenty-two Assemblymembers will be reaching their “term-out tipping point”. The group includes 17 Democrats and 5 Republicans. This group will bring the total number of California legislators affected by term limits to; 195 termed out of the Assembly and 28 termed out of both houses. Although the standard definition of “terming out” refers […]