Ballots submitted by unaffiliated voters in the Republican primary for Kansas governor may not be counted, according to Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rucker.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach currently has a tight 110-vote lead over Governor Jeff Colyer. But the 9,000 uncounted provisional ballots spread throughout 105 counties have not yet been tallied. These make up the votes who may or may not meet the requirements to be considered valid - such as a lack of party affiliation.

Arizona independents are having a difficult time voting in in their state. Some -- like in Pinal County -- were sent the wrong ballot just weeks before the election, while thousands -- like in Maricopa County -- did not initially receive the early voting ballots they requested earlier this month.

The 2018 Farm Bill is a weapon aimed at family-owned dairy farms. For decades, especially since 2000, the federal government has set the price of milk BELOW the cost of production, guaranteeing farm debt and assaulting rural America.

San Diego, CA. - Late Friday Superior Court Judge Ronald Styn ordered County Registrar Michael Vu “take all actions necessary to ensure that the Full Voter Participation Act (FVPA) of 2018 appears on the county’s ballot for the November 6, 2018 election.”

The move stunned many politicos who assumed the County Board of Supervisors action to not have the measure appear on the November ballot was final.

Styn was appointed to the bench in 2000 by Governor Gray Davis.

San Diego, CA. - "We are at a crossroads. We can accept the status quo or we can act."~ Mayor Kevin Faulconer

In an extraordinary Special City Council Meeting, Mayor Kevin Faulconer told Councilmembers that Yes! For a Better San Diego, the initiative that failed to meet the Registrar of Voters random sample signature requirement, "is supported by one of the most diverse groups in the city's history."

Governor Paul LePage has asked Maine Attorney General Janet Mills and state Treasurer Terry Hayes to leave office either by resignation or a leave of absence.

Both Mills, a Democrat, and Hayes, an independent, are running to replace LePage when he leaves office. Via separate letters delivered on Monday, LePage cited campaigning as the reason they should step down, to "avoid any potential conflict of interest.”

LePage and Mills have openly clashed in recent years.

Update: After voting discrepancies were discovered, Kris Kobach announced that he will recuse himself from the recount of the GOP gubernatorial primary election. Additionally, sitting Gov. Jeff Colyer, who trails Kobach by a slim margin, sent a letter to Kobach, calling on him to step away from advising local elections officials on the recount.

The letter said:

Seniors in America have it tough. Instead of granting COLA (cost of living adjustments), the Republican-controlled Congress has been hard at work finding ways to slash Social Security and Medicare, the two programs which provide the majority of income and medical coverage to millions of retired Americans.

Calling all nonpartisan reform campaigns, projects, and organizations. Do you have a great idea, a new campaign, or an ongoing nonpartisan electoral reform project that deserves attention, endorsement, and funding?

The Boston Globe published an editorial Tuesday, saying the Massachusetts Legislature "would be wise to adopt ranked-choice voting, coupled with a robust voter education campaign, for statewide elections."

The Globe writes: