All options are on the table, including mail elections. The secretary has supported them in the past as a way to give counties more options.

He apparently made vague, veiled e-mail threats in the past, but nothing that would raise an alarm like this.

There appears to be a historical precedent to the Peace and Freedom Party being back on the ballot.

We've asked for additional federal review.

While the legal deadline for initiatives is Jan. 26, we've sent a letter to the governor and the Legislature that indicated we've determined that measures approved by Feb. 16 could make the principal ballot. Legislative measures approved by March 10 could be on a supplemental ballot.

In order to argue against a particular reimbursement, the secretary of state's office must show proof of reasons why those funds should not be reimbursed.