The Orange County (California) Weekly has this article about how the top-two system affects minor parties in California.
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The December 7 deadline for British Columbia voters to send in their mail ballots is about to pass. Probably the results will be known on December 8. See this story.
On December 21, the Connecticut Supreme Court will hear a case over the election for State Representative, 120th district. In one town in the district, 75 voters were given a ballot for another district, and the outcome of the race is separate by only 13 votes. See this story.
On December 7, U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris issued an opinion in Lyman v Baker, 1:18cv-10327. She upheld the Massachusetts system of electing presidential electors, on an at-large basis. Here is the 23-page opinion.
On December 6, the Ohio Election Commission dismissed complaints from the Libertarian and Green Party candidates for Governor, over their exclusion from debates this year. See this story.