Category Archives: SB 6 / Prop 14

On Feb. 13, 2013, an influential federal appeals court will hold a hearing on whether a core part of the Top Two Primary law is unconstitutional. Update (Feb. 1, 2013):  The three judges who will hear the case:  Marsha Berzon, … Continue reading →

Hear the story of our client Richard Winger (as told by Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times): Here’s a question about Charles Munger Jr. that’s been buried by coverage of his $35 million in campaign spending to pass an … Continue reading →

Yesterday the final round of legal papers on California’s new Top Two Primary was filed in an influential federal appeals court. On March 15, 2012, Plaintiffs Michael Chamness, Daniel Frederick, and Rich Wilson filed their Reply Brief, which you can … Continue reading →

This week, the first round of legal papers on California’s new Top Two Primary was filed in an influential federal appeals court.  On January 31, 2012, Michael Chamness, Daniel Frederick, and Rich Wilson filed their Opening Brief, which you can … Continue reading →

Green and Libertarian candidates and voters have asked to join California’s Top Two Primary lawsuit, because party primaries could be restored for the looming 2012 statewide election. Charles Richardson and David Steinman, who respectively belong to the Libertarian and Green … Continue reading →

A disenfranchised voter new rules has asked a state court to allow her to join the Top Two Primary litigation. Last spring, Placer County resident Linda Hall cast a write-in vote that was not counted.  In that special election for … Continue reading →

An influential appeals court has been asked to move up a hearing that will decide whether a core part of California’s Top Two Primary law is constitutional. In papers filed yesterday, Plaintiffs Michael Chamness, Daniel Frederick, and Rich Wilson asked … Continue reading →

MEDIA RELEASE – August 24, 2011 For Immediate Release August 24, 2011 CONTACT: Gautam Dutta (415) 236-2048, Dutta AT BusinessandElectionLaw.com Top Two Primary Fight Heads to Federal Appeals Court Appeals Court Allows In Critical Evidence Challenging the Legality of California’s … Continue reading →

From Ballot Access News: On August 5, Julius Galacki asked the 9th circuit to let him intervene in the lawsuit called Chamness v. Bowen, which challenges two particular aspects of California’s top-two system. Galacki tried to file as a declared … Continue reading →

This afternoon, a federal court in Los Angeles court refused to allow a Tea Party candidate to join the lawsuit against a core part of California’s new Top Two Primary. To call attention to the troubling flaws of the Top … Continue reading →