It's been a long, bumpy road for ranked choice advocates in Maine. State politicians have pulled out all the stops to overturn the voter-approved election reform, but Maine voters sent them a strong message Tuesday: Respect our vote.

Voters used RCV to select party nominees in the Republican and Democratic primaries, and all voted on Question 1: the people's veto to overturn a bill passed by state policymakers to delay and repeal RCV.

Attorneys and courtrooms.

If you care about what happens to all those acres and opportunities in Mission Valley, then get ready to ingest legalese and courtroom reporting as SDSU West and SoccerCity gavel it out this summer.

Three lawsuits have been filed against the two measures vying for the land not only in Mission Valley, but one of them also contemplates commercial development at the Chargers former practice facility in Murphy Canyon.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage opposes ranked choice voting so much that he says he "probably" won't certify Tuesday's election results.

Every Mainer who voted in Tuesday's primary made history. They were the first voters to cast ranked choice voting ballots for state, US House, and US Senate elections in the US.

The Obama Era Net Neutrality regulations have officially been repealed this week by the Federal Communications Commission. The changes took effect Monday, much to the chagrin of many Internet content companies, their stakeholders, fans, and supporters.

The DNC Rules Committee approved the recommendation of a new rule last week that allows the party to block certain presidential campaigns. More specifically, the party will block campaigns that do not "affirmatively demonstrate that they are faithful to the interests, welfare and success of the Democratic Party of the United States."

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach could face a grand jury investigation while he runs for governor. The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a citizen grand jury can proceed with an investigation into allegations that Kobach tampered with people's ability to register to vote online.

The biggest primary day of 2018 has come and gone. The November ballot is now set in California and 7 other states.

As I looked at the coverage from the week, I noticed an article from Slate writer Jamelle Bouie that makes the case that because the nonpartisan, top-two primary in California doesn't serve the interests of parties, it is undemocratic.

Seriously?

By 5-0, the San Diego County Planning Commission voted to support the New Lilac Hills Ranch community. The project will now go to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.

For several years the development has been a target for environmentalists who claim the project is too large for the community and will be detrimental to the environment.

The Planning Commission didn't agree with that assessment.

Independent (NPP) candidate for Insurance Commissioner, Steve Poizner is looking to become the first independent to win statewide office.

Poizner was the top vote getter in the June 5th primary election, besting Democrat Senator Ricardo Lara.

The two have advanced to the November General election.