California’s nonpartisan, top-two primary (authored by the Independent Voter Project) sends the top two vote-getters in June to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation.

On Wednesday afternoon, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump met with Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state and national security advisor to presidents Nixon and Ford, to discuss foreign policy.

In a 67-page ruling, Federal District Judge Julie Robinson blocked the enforcement of the Kansas voter ID law.

This is not the first time this law -- or its application -- has made it to the courts. The so-called 'Two-Tiered Voters' scheme -- in which voters without IDs could vote in federal elections but not state or local ones -- was struck down in state court in January.

Este junio, los votantes de San Diego tendrán la oportunidad de aumentar el salario mínimo de la ciudad para mantenerlo al nivel de la inflación y de los costos de vida. El tema tiene dividido a los candidatos para el Consejo de la Ciudad, y los argumentos a favor y en contra del aumento hacen referencia a los argumentos originales que planteó el primer salario mínimo.

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank claims that Bernie Sanders' criticism of the Democratic Party's nomination process risks handing the presidency to Donald Trump.

"The Vermont socialist is now running against the Democratic Party." So the name-calling begins.

California election laws and election officials seem determined to stamp out the word "independent." The state seems eager to suppress that word, on voter registration forms, on ballots, and even in the Official Statewide Voter Guide.

The Independent Voter Project (IVP) seeks, according to its vision statement, to create an environment where "non-partisan voters...regardless of party affiliation" are able to “participate actively and effectively in local, regional, state and federal public policy decisions."

This June, voters in San Diego will have a chance to raise the minimum wage in the city to keep up with inflation and the cost of living. The issue divides city council candidates, and the arguments for and against the increase harken back to the original arguments surrounding the first minimum wage.

California’s nonpartisan, top-two elections allow Democrats and Republicans alike to differentiate themselves within their party. In 2010, California voters passed Proposition 14, putting the top-two system into place for all California primaries (except the presidential primary).

Top-two went into effect in 2012, allowing voters of any party affiliation to vote for any candidate in the primary races (except the presidential). The top two vote-getters move on to the general election.

(San Diego, California) - Ed Harris won the Democratic Party endorsement for mayor, but his campaign has not benefitted from the kind of funding from Democratic power brokers one might expect.

The massive difference in funding between Republican incumbent Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Democrat Harris, and independent Lori Saldaña became apparent this week.

Republican Faulconer launched a robust tv ad buy that features a soft sell commercial which underplays his Republican credentials.