On June 16, a lawsuit was filed in Michigan state court against SB 776, which was passed recently and limits the circulation period for initiatives to 180 days. Michigan Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Committee v Johnson, Lansing, 16-131-MM. The plaintiff … Continue reading
On June 16, a Kansas state trial court again ruled that Kansas voters who are considered registered to vote in federal elections must be deemed registered to vote in all elections. The basis is that there is no Kansas statute … Continue reading
On May 16, 2016, Rocky De La Fuente, an independent presidential candidate, sued North Carolina over the requirement that independent presidential candidates must submit 89,366 valid signatures by June 9. The requirement is 2% of the last gubernatorial vote. De … Continue reading
San Francisco election officials still have 10,000 ballots to count from the June 7 primary. As of the morning of June 16, the vote count for U.S. House, 12th district, is: Democrat Nancy Pelosi 163,456; Republican Bob Miller 16,021; independent … Continue reading
The Nevada Green Party is monitoring Clark County election officials, as the party’s petition is checked for validity. The party needs 5,431 valid signatures and submitted approximately 8,500. Clark County, which has over half the state’s population, did a random … Continue reading
