Thanks again to Missouri Independent for publishing this story.
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Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins appears to be blocking initiatives that he opposes. One initiative would limit legislative changes to initiatives that were passed by Missouri voters and the other would affect congressional map redistricting.
Here is the story from Missouri Independent.
Alaska held its top-four primary on August 18. Here is a link to the results. For U.S. Senate, the Dan Sullivan who is not the incumbent placed third, and so he will be on the November ballot.
None of the Libertarian candidates for statewide office placed in the top four.
On August 18, Florida held primaries. David Jolly won the Democratic nomination for Governor. He had been a Republican congressman in 2014-2017. He had then left Congress, left the Republican Party, and in 2021 became head of the SAM Party (“SAM” stands for Serve America Movement). Then in 2022, after the Forward Party formed, he became a member of the Forward Party. He joined the Democratic Party in April 2025.