This year’s Missouri marijuana legalization initiative only qualified for the ballot because proponents found enough errors in the petition-checking process that had been conducted by county election officials. Proponents reviewed the work of the counties, and found several thousand signatures … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On August 22, the Alaska legislature sent SB 161 to Governor Mike Dunleavy. This is the bill to ease the definition of a qualified party, from one that has registration equal to 3% of the last turnout, to exactly 5,000 … Continue reading
On August 22, the Arizona Secretary of State posted the official election returns for the August 2, 2022 primary. See them here. Under legislation passed in 2015, write-in candidates in party primaries need a very large number of write-ins, in … Continue reading
On August 22, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections voted on whether Ohio Representative Shayla Davis can be on the November ballot as an independent candidate for State House. The Board tied, 2-2, which means that the challenge to her … Continue reading
On August 22, the Florida State Court of Appeals issued an opinion putting Rebekah Jones on the Democratic primary ballot for U.S. House, First District. The lower court had ruled against her. Jones v Schiller, 1D22-2465. Here is the opinion, … Continue reading