Spectrum: the Journal of State Government

Contrary to what many election experts had predicted and the post-election controversies in a few states notwithstanding, the...

What a difference four years makes. It is amazing how perspective changes when an election is not close....

When it comes to state legislatures, Democrats bounced back big in 2004 despite their defeat at the top...

In the 2004 gubernatorial elections, all 11 incumbent governors were eligible to seek re-election. However, three of the...

The results of the 2004 elections indicate the office of lieutenant governor continues to be on the rise...

The Spotlight In 2004, judicial elections again drew unprecedented attention. Notable coverage included a Business Week cover story...

Ballot propositions have been driving the policy agenda in the states for some time now, and this year...

The results of the 2004 elections were disappointing for those who would like to see increases in the...

One of the enduring issues in representative institutions is the rate of turnover among elected officials. For at...

Electoral Competition and Democratic Governance Democracy is more than the people's right to throw the bums out of...

It was election day, 1992, and a historic question faced me and millions of other Arizonans: whether to...

Arizona, like many other states, got caught up in the term limit movement when voters in 1992 approved...

Imagine that you are an Arkansan in the voting booth on Election Day. As you scan your choices,...

When Michigan voters enacted term limits in 1992, supporters praised the "best thing to happen to state government,"...

Maine voters approved legislative term limits in November of 1993 and implemented them in 1996. Under the law,...

The New Mexico 9000 program was developed to assist businesses become ISO 9001:2000 compliant. ISO 9001:2000 is a...

Heavy Lifting: The Job of the American Legislature By Alan Rosenthal, Washington D.C.: CQ Press, July 2004, ISBN...