Vinz Koller, a California Democratic Party elector in 2016, has filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the court to hear Chiafalo v State, the presidential elector case from Washington.

Koller wanted to cast a vote for someone other than Hillary Clinton in the electoral college in December 2016. But he was threatened with prison if he did so, so he did vote for Clinton. He filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, but the judge said he lacked standing. Koller’s amicus points out how difficult it is to resolve the issue in the middle of the general election season, and urges the Court to take the Washington case and settle the presidential elector freedom issue.

Koller’s amicus has a typographical error in connection with the citations to his own case. His amicus says his case was in 2006 but actually it was in 2016.

The Colorado Secretary of State’s web page has a list of presidential primary candidates who have filed. The deadline is not until December 9. So far, three Republicans and four Democrats have filed. Candidates pay $500; there is no mandatory petition.

Bethany, Oklahoma, held a special election to fill the city council seat, district one, on November 12. Chris Powell won the non-partisan three-way race with 63% of the vote. He was the Libertarian nominee for Governor in 2018, and is a former state chair of the party. Thanks to several people for this news.