On July 24, U.S. District Court Judge  Daniel D. Crabtree, an Obama appointee, granted a Temporary Restraining Order against a Kansas campaign finance law, as applied to a small civic group in Overland Park.  Fresh Vision Op v Skoglund, 5:24cv-04055.  Kansas officials demanded that Fresh Vision register as a political committee after it endorsed a candidate for Mayor.  The group generally doesn’t get involved with campaigns for public office, and instead carries on activities around ideas for civic improvement.  The group sued because it doesn’t want to register as a “Political Committee”.  Reporting requirements are burdensome for political committees, and donors must be identified.

Here is the court order.

Washington holds its non-presidential primary on August 6. Washington uses a top-two system. Here is a list of candidates for the statewide executive offices, including Governor. There are 25 candidates on the ballot running for Governor.

To use the list, use the down arrow on the left to switch from the 2024 general election to the 2024 primary election. Obviously there can not yet be a list of the general election candidates. After switching to the 2024 primary, wait about 8 seconds and the full list will be displayed, with no need to make any other entries. The congressional offices are listed first, followed by Governor.

On July 23, the Alaska Division of Elections determined that the initiative to repeal the top-four system has enough valid signatures and will appear on the November 2024 ballot. See this story.