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Kerrigan of the SBE Council said she expects when the final rule is out it will face legal challenges, because raising the threshold would have a big impact on so many businesses.

WeHo Times reported that Cooley sold a majority stake in 2006 to SBE Group for $10 million but bought it back in 2015.

“Once the chairman of a district submits proper notice calling for a primary, the SBE ‘shall order the holding of a primary election,’” Cardwell wrote, quoting state law.

Her proposed project, Hyde Hotel & Residences Coachella Valley, was planned as a 350-unit “lifestyle resort” that would have been built by an arm of SBE, a Los Angeles company that ran trendy hotels, restaurants and nightlife venues.

It said it “works with the local boards of elections to determine whether referral of reported activities to the Office of the State Prosecutor is warranted. At this time, SBE is not aware of any such incidents. Marylanders can be confident in the integrity of the state’s election processes and that any potentially inappropriate activity will be thoroughly investigated.”