The recount in Washington state’s August primary for the U.S. House 2nd district seat is finished, and the results match the original results. See this story. Libertarian Brian Luke placed second, and will be on the November ballot against the … Continue reading
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On August 31, the Michigan Secretary of State said that the “Promote the Vote” initiative has enough valid signatures to be on the ballot. It authorizes no-excuse voting. Unfortunately, it also provides for a straight-ticket device. It is a proposed … Continue reading
On August 28, a federal lawsuit was filed against an Ohio law that lets election officials decide for themselves whether to put an initiative on the ballot. Ohio law lets election administrators reject initiatives, even if they have enough valid … Continue reading
This Las Cruces Sun News story says some county election officials may not obey the Secretary of State’s directive to add a straight-ticket device to the November 2018 ballots. Thanks to Rick Lass for the link. UPDATE: the Albuquerque Journal … Continue reading
On August 31, a Missouri trial court ruled that a statewide initiative should be on the ballot, even though opponents of that initiative charged that many of the signatures were obtained without a circulator present at the time. Some of … Continue reading