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The Tap: Friday, March 25, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.

Review of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #9 of The Tap, which was published on March 28, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

  • FILING DEADLINE: North Carolina revised U.S. House filing deadline
    • There are 13 U.S. House seats up for election in 2016. Currently, three are held by Democrats and 10 are held by Republicans.
    • None of the U.S. House seats are currently considered battleground districts in 2016. We will be evaluating the newly drawn districts as the cycle continues.
    • The new filing deadline is a result of ongoing legal battles relating to the North Carolina districts. While the state primaries were held earlier in March, the congressional primary will take place on June 7.
  • Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Brussels to demonstrate U.S. support for Belgium after Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, which killed 31 people. Kerry said, “We will not be intimidated, we will not be deterred. And we will come back with greater resolve, with greater strength, and we will not rest until we have eliminated your nihilistic beliefs and cowardice from the face of this earth.”

State

  • Former head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Spencer Collier alleged that Governor Robert Bentley had an extramarital affair with senior political adviser Rebekah Mason, pointing to recordings of the governor allegedly making comments of a sexual nature to Mason. Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler asked the Alabama Ethics Commission to investigate allegations of the affair. He also raised concerns that Mason’s salary was being paid by a private political organization loyal to the governor. Gov. Bentley apologized for making sexual comments to Mason, but denied having an affair with her.
  • Filing Deadline: North Carolina June Primary
    • Supreme Court: The filing period to run for the North Carolina Supreme Court seat of Justice Robert Edmunds closed Friday, March 25. Justice Edmunds was to have stood in a retention election, but the 2015 retention-election law was ruled unconstitutional on March 4. As of Friday morning, three candidates—Judge Michael Morgan, attorney Daniel G. Robertson, and attorney Sabra Faires—had filed to run against Justice Edmunds, who also filed. Faires is the plaintiff in the case that produced the ruling striking down the retention-election law. The state of North Carolina has appealed the ruling, and the state supreme court will hear the case on April 13. Justice Edmunds has recused himself from the case; the remaining six justices will be deciding the constitutionality of retention elections from which they themselves might benefit.
  • The Idaho State Legislature adjourned its regular session. The state is currently one of 23 Republican state government trifectas. Republicans currently hold the governor's office, the House by 42 seats, and the Senate by 21 seats.


Preview of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #8 of The Tap, which was published on March 21, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

State

  • The impromptu filing period closes for candidates running for the North Carolina Supreme Court seat of Justice Robert Edmunds. Justice Edmunds was to have stood in a retention election in November—the first of its kind in North Carolina—until earlier in March, when a panel of three judges in Wake County ruled North Carolina’s 2015 retention-election law unconstitutional. Under the election board’s motion, candidates may now file from March 16-25 to run in a contested election for the seat. Justice Edmunds was required to file to run in this election. If three or more candidates file to run, the state will hold a primary on June 7, the date set for North Carolina’s special 2016 second primary for U.S. House of Representatives races. Justice Edmunds is part of the court’s 4-3 conservative majority, and he narrowly won re-election in his 2008 race against Democrat Suzanne Reynolds. The state’s supreme court is set to begin hearing an appeal on April 13; Edmunds has recused himself from the case.
  • The Idaho State Legislature is projected to adjourn its regular session. The state is currently one of 23 Republican state government trifectas. Republicans currently hold the governor's office, the House by 42 seats and the Senate by 21 seats.




The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.
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