Category: State
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Maine Supreme Court Justice Hjelm is retiring
Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Jeffrey Hjelm announced on September 20 that he is retiring, effective upon the confirmation of his successor. Selection of state supreme court justices in Maine occurs through gubernatorial appointment, although the governor’s nominee must be confirmed by the Maine State Senate. Once confirmed, justices serve seven-year terms and must…
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One Democrat and three Republicans file to run in Georgia House special election
A special election is being held in District 152 of the Georgia House of Representatives on November 5. Mary Egler (D), Tyler Johnson (R), Jim Quinn (R), and Bill Yearta (R) are running in the general election. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of votes in the general election, a runoff has…
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Parties announce nominees in Kentucky special election
A special election to fill the vacant District 18 seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives is scheduled for November 5. Political party county executive committees had until September 17 to select their nominees, and they chose Becky Miller (D) and Samara Heavrin (R) to run in the general election. The seat became vacant…
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Filing deadline for Tennessee House special election next Thursday
Candidates interested in running in the special election for District 77 of the Tennessee House of Representatives have until September 26 to file. The primary is scheduled for November 5; early voting for the primary runs from October 16 through October 31. The special general election is on December 19. The special election became…
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Signatures filed for March 2020 referendum to repeal Maine’s new law eliminating religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions
On September 18, 2019, signatures were filed for a veto referendum to repeal Maine Legislative Document 798 (2019). LD 798 would eliminate religious and philosophical exemptions from vaccination requirements for students to attend schools and colleges and employees of healthcare facilities. The campaign Mainers for Health and Parental Rights led the signature drive, reporting that…
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Utah legislature makes changes to state medical marijuana law
Utah Proposition 2, approved by voters in November 2018, was altered by the legislature in December 2018 with House Bill 3001. Among other alterations, HB 3001 removed Proposition 2’s provision allowing patients to grow their own marijuana, provided for a state-run medical marijuana dispensary system, and made changes to the list of qualifying conditions. Utah…
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Gov. Stitt appoints M. John Kane IV to the Oklahoma Supreme Court
On Tuesday, Governor Kevin Stitt (R) appointed M. John Kane IV to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Kane replaced former Justice John Reif, who retired on April 30, 2019. Kane is Stitt’s first nominee to the nine-member supreme court; the governor was first elected in November 2018. Prior to this new appointment, Kane served as…
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Daniel Cameron (R) outraises Gregory Stumbo (D) in Kentucky attorney general election
Daniel Cameron (R) outraised Gregory Stumbo (D) $569,197 to $227,915 in Kentucky’s attorney general election, according to the most recent reports covering the period from July 20 through September 6. At the end of the period, Cameron had $480,479 cash on hand to Stumbo’s $240,015 on hand. Cameron started the period with no cash…
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New Georgia state legislative special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 152 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives on November 5, 2019. As of September 11, 2019, a qualifying period had not been officially published.
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New Kentucky state legislative special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 18 seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives on November 5, 2019. As of September 11, 2019, a qualifying period had not been officially published.