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Apr 18 2024
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How centrist Josh Gottheimer helped NJ Democrats hire Neal Katyal in controversial ballot case
A prominent New Jersey Democrat who wants to be governor quietly helped enlist Neal Katyal, the former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, to defend a controversial state balloting system that gives outsized control of elections to powerful party bosses. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a leading centrist in Congress, is maneuvering to defend what’s known as the “county line” system,
Yahoo NewsApr 12 2024
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RFK Jr. Intends to Meet Iowa Ballot Access Signature Requirements in One Day
The independent presidential candidate will hold a voter rally in Des Moines on April 13 as his ballot access push continues. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to collect the required valid signatures for ballot access in Iowa during a voter rally in Des Moines on April 13. In Iowa, independent candidates can gain ballot access in one day if 500 eligible voters attend an assembly and sign a form
The Epoch TimesApr 09 2024
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Facing firefighter and police shortage, Gilroy weighs sales tax ballot measure
In an effort to combat a decade of stagnant staffing for firefighters and police officers, Gilroy City Council has decided to move ahead with a ballot measure that would increase the sales tax a quarter percent to pay for public safety. “I generally oppose tax increases across the board,” said Mayor Marie Blankley after Monday night’s council meeting. “But when I know that there is no revenue
San Jose Mercury NewsApr 12 2024
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Appeals judges to decide quickly if 'ballot Siberia' unfairly biases NJ primary races
Across the street from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia on Friday, lawyers took their fight over the constitutionality of New Jersey ballots that use the “county line” design to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals — where a three-judge panel promised a speedy ruling as early as next week. The case brought by New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim to stop the controversial ballot design for the June
GothamistApr 17 2024
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Ohio AG shuts down Democrat proposal that would skirt election deadline to get Biden on ballots
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office rejected an effort by state Democrats to circumvent a key election deadline to allow President Biden on state ballots this week, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.The documents show correspondence from Yost's office and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, as well as attorney Donald McTigue, who is representing Democrats on the matter
Fox News (Online News)Apr 12 2024
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2 tax renewals, 1 school sinking fund proposal on May 7 ballot for some local voters
Voters in a few jurisdictions in St. Clair County and around Port Huron will be asked to renew two taxes and one new one for local schools in the upcoming May 7 consolidated election. According to the local ballot, renewals for Blue Water Area Transportation millage in Fort Gratiot and Port Huron and a streets millage in the city of Port Huron, as well as a building and site sinking fund tax
The Times HeraldApr 01 2024
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Office block voting will mean very long ballot draws
The ballot draw is coming up on Thursday, April 4, at 3 PM in all 21 New Jersey counties, but a federal judge’s ruling last week mandating office block voting will likely cause ballot drawings to last for hours—and maybe even days. That’s because office block ballots will require an individual draw for every race, even when a group of candidates are unopposed for two or more seats. Here’s an
New Jersey GlobeApr 01 2024
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What’s on Wisconsin’s primary election ballot for UW-Madison voters
Wisconsin voters will cast their ballots Tuesday to signal their support for their parties’ nominees and vote on two statewide ballot referendums. The polls will be open on April 2 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here’s what you need to know about the races on your ballot. The ballots include a Democratic and Republican section for presidential candidates. The Democratic candidates include current
Daily CardinalApr 16 2024
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Biden May Have to SUE to Get on Ohio Ballot After Republican AG REJECTS Provisional Certification
For those who aren’t familiar with this bizarre little saga, the basic background is this: Ohio state law requires officials to certify the ballot no more than 90 days before an election (which, in this case this year, is August 7th). At issue, as reported earlier this month, is that the Democratic National Convention is being held on August 19th this year — 12 days the deadline. As such,
Daily KosApr 08 2024
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At least 104 Southern California voters mailed their ballots on time. They weren’t counted
On or before the March 5 primary, 104 voters in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties mailed their ballots. Legally, those ballots should have been counted, barring a problem like a ballot envelope signature not matching what’s on file. But they weren’t tallied because registrars of voters in these counties received the ballots after March 12 — the final day that on-time mail-in
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin