The Kentucky State House race in the 13th district was won by the Democratic nominee, who had one more vote than his Republican opponent. See this story.

The Detroit News has a story on how the absence of a Michigan straight-ticket device altered the November 2018 election. This was the first election in the history of government-printed ballots in Michigan with no device. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.

As the story says, Proposal 3 passed, and restores the straight-ticket device. The device is now in the State Constitution, so it can’t be repealed without a future vote of the people. Proposition 3 also added no-excuse absentee voting and election-day registration.

On November 15, the Eleventh Circuit voted 2-1 to sustain yesterday’s U.S. District Court order in Democratic Executive Committee v Detzner, 18-14758. This is the case over Florida voters whose provisional ballots, or mail absentee ballots, had been rejected because election officials felt the signature on the outer envelope of the ballot didn’t match the signature on the voter registration form. The order permits such voters to visit an election office and show evidence that the ballot is theirs.

The appeal had been filed on November 15. The state governments of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas had filed an amicus in support of the Florida Secretary of State, who had tried to overturn the U.S. District Court order. The National Republican Senatorial Committee had intervened in the case on the side of the Florida Secretary of State.

The three judges who handled this appeal in the Eleventh Circuit are Gerald Tjoflat, a Ford appointee; and two Obama appointees, Beverly Martin and Robin Rosenbaum. Here is the order. The order does not say which judge is in the minority. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.