The Tap: Monday, July 11, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022. The excerpts below were compiled from issue #24 of The Tap, which was published on July 9, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

• The 2016 RNC Platform Committee officially convenes. They are the 112-member body that will hammer out the details of the document and present it to the delegates of the 2016 Republican National Convention for approval. Some political observers expect that the platform and the Platform Committee will form the backdrops for an ideological struggle among the varying factions of the Republican Party.
  • See also: What might happen with the Republican Platform and Platform Committee in 2016

State

• The 2016 RNC Platform Committee, co-chaired by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, officially convenes. They are the 112-member body that will hammer out the details of the document and present it to the delegates of the 2016 Republican National Convention for approval. Some political observers expect that the platform and the Platform Committee will form the backdrops for an ideological struggle among the varying factions of the Republican Party.

• Filing deadline: Michigan
  • Supporters need at least 315,654 signatures to qualify potential initiated constitutional amendments for the ballot. At least two initiatives could qualify for the ballot, one of which addresses the issue of marijuana and one of which addresses the issue of elections.

• Filing deadline: North Dakota
  • Supporters need at least 26,904 signatures to qualify potential initiated constitutional amendments for the ballot, and they need at least 13,452 signatures to qualify initiated state statutes. At least three initiatives could qualify for the ballot, two of which address the issue of marijuana and one of which addresses the issue of tobacco.