Stay Strong, Status Quo, a Local Option Ballot Question Committee, and Bevans Family Limited Partnership v. Pam…

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of a statutory appeal challenging certification of a local-option ballot petition. It held that the circuit court properly ruled on the motion to dismiss without an evidentiary hearing, that requesting additional signer information did not invalidate the petition, and that the alleged exchange for legal services did not make the canvasser a paid canvasser. The court also held that the election-timing provisions did not require removal of the petition from the ballot because the circuit-court deadline fell on a Sunday and the later timing provision applied only if the election commissioners delayed the election.