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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 90 days before an election (which, in this case this year, is August 7th). Although, as noted further...
by Munchausen
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 11:06 PM PDT
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Apologize for the scant diary but didn't see a post about this yet. Apparently OH state law requires confirmation of candidates well before the 2024 Dem convention. NBC reports, and so does CNN. No way the state legislature will grant the same waiver...
by Wintermute
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on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 06:28 PM PDT
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From ABC Chicago and Cook County Tracie Porter (admission, I know her, I’ve appeared before her, and she is a solid judge who knows her stuff) COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- A Cook County judge has ordered the Illinois Board of Elections to remove Donald Trump...
by agnostic
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 04:27 PM PST
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The act of voting will be really tough if you’re registered for the Democratic presidential primary here in Colorado. No matter where you are in the state, you’ll have a choice among the ...
by ColoTim
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on Mon Feb 19, 2024 at 06:00 PM PST
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by Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star
Absentee voting is underway for the March 5 presidential primary elections in Maine.
The Democratic and Republican parties are holding primaries, and there is ...
by Maine Morning Star
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on Sat Feb 10, 2024 at 11:59 AM PST
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A case � with the potential to disrupt � Donald Trump's drive to return to the White House � is putting the � Supreme Court � uncomfortably at the center of the �
by Associated Press
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on Mon Feb 05, 2024 at 11:14 AM PST
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In a recent submission to the Supreme Court, the orange menaces legal team made a stark claim: the challenges to his eligibility for the 2024 ballot, rooted in allegations of his role in the events of January 6, 2021, pose a grave threat to national...
by ViewFromTheMiddle
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on Thu Jan 18, 2024 at 05:47 PM PST
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� Whether by hook or by crook, a majority of Americans—56%—are willing to see Donald Trump kicked off some or all state ballots, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday. Two state-...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 04:08 PM PST
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Here is the text of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, in its entirety: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under...
by rmartin1241
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on Wed Jan 10, 2024 at 09:31 AM PST
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The position I am taking in regard to Trump’s being on the ballot in 2024 is going to be very unpopular with many, but I have a good Constitutional reason to take this position. Yes, Trump should be on the ballot at this time, but there is a silver...
by danarheaelliott
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on Sun Dec 31, 2023 at 08:04 PM PST
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Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the...
by Associated Press
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on Thu Dec 28, 2023 at 04:50 PM PST
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I’ll give you the lede up front: It is complicated and fascinating. You’re not going to be satisfied with the analysis. You probably need to read it anyway. State Elections and Ballot Access: Let’s take a close look at the specific election mechanic...
by PiRierran
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on Sat Dec 30, 2023 at 11:41 AM PST
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Yo, MAGA! What happened in CO wasn't a trial. It was a legal assessment of eligibility based on 14th Amendment Section 3 criteria; the provision is self-executing. Besides, no amount of legal sophistry would convince anyone with a working brain that...
by sepiasiren
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 05:55 PM PST
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Fresh off a decisive 20-percentage-point reelection win, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off 2023 as the odds-on favorite to win the 2024 Republican nomination. Polling showed him handily besting Trump in head-to-heads as well as multiple-candidate...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Dec 20, 2023 at 01:29 PM PST
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I had just finished posting about the triggering event today in my substack. November marked the anniversary of being fired from a job I loved because I reported bullying. My therapist informed me that an anniversary like that could be triggering for...
by sepiasiren
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on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 07:26 PM PST
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Judge Sarah B. Wallace may have had her reasons for the ruling she handed down yesterday, but she failed us as one of the main gatekeepers of law. We needed an immediate remedy to Trump chaos, and we do not have it. Not only that but now we will have...
by sepiasiren
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on Sat Nov 18, 2023 at 11:47 AM PST
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I just wrote the California��Secretary of State today. Demand that Trump not�be on the ballot beacuse he attempted an insurrection and gave aid or comfort to the enemies of January 6th.� My message ...
by BeadLady
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on Fri Sep 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM PDT
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New Hampshire has become the first state to try to keep Trump off the ballot in 2024. The David Pakman show just posted a video about it this afternoon, referenced above. Politico also published an article on this today. www.politico.com/... David...
by Bezoo74
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on Tue Aug 29, 2023 at 04:21 PM PDT
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In Ohio, Republicans are trying to change the rules to make it harder for a popular ballot measure to pass. It will be up to the voters there to stop this assault on democracy. If you live in a Red state, watch out. This could happen to you, too. My...
by RickElia
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on Thu Jul 27, 2023 at 07:27 AM PDT
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Ohio may be the first state in the nation to have a pro-abortion initiative on the ballot this year. Two pro-abortion groups, Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom, announced a campaign Tuesday to get an...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Wed Feb 22, 2023 at 12:46 PM PST
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