On July 19, the Ohio Supreme Court expedited the lawsuit State ex rel Schmitt v Bridgeport, 2021-0878. This is the case in which the clerk of Bridgeport, Ohio, refused to accept an initiative petition, without reason. The local initiative reduced penalties for marijuana crimes. All the briefs will be in by July 27.
The California Secretary of State’s office says Larry Elder is not on the ballot for the September 14, 2021 gubernatorial election because he did not completely furnish his federal income tax returns. It is possible that Elder will sue.
Geoffrey Skelley, an elections analyst for FiveThirtyEight.com, has this analysis of whether changing primary systems causes more moderate candidate to get elected. He summarizes the research and says, “no.”
In accordance with a California law passed a few years ago, the Secretary of State has posted federal income tax returns for candidates for Governor in the upcoming September 14, 2021 election. Use this link. The page is not yet complete, and is continuing to add new entries. Thanks to California Politico for the link.
The California Secretary of State has released a tentative list of candidates for governor in the September 14 recall election. The Socialist Workers Party candidate, Dennis Richter, appears at the top of the list. Order of candidates was determined by a random drawing of letters of the alphabet, and “R” placed first. However, on the ballot itself (as opposed to the Voter Information Guide), the names of candidates are rotated by Assembly district.
The tentative copy of the Voter Information Guide, which is postally mailed to every registered voter who has not opted out of receiving the booklet, can be seen here. The instructions for candidates say, “Please list your political party preference as it is reflected on your current affidavit of registration. If you are not registered with a qualified political party, your political party preference will be indicated in the Voter Information Guide as ‘no qualified party preference’.”
Candidates are free to buy space in the Guide for a campaign statement. Minor party members who bought space for a statement are Jeffrey Hewitt, the Libertarian; both Greens, Heather Collins and Dan Kapelovitz; Michael Loebs of the California National Party; James G. Hanink of the American Solidarity Party; and Dennis Richter of the Socialist Workers Party.
