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On September 23, April Freeman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Florida’s 17th district, died. See this story. The 17th district is in south central Florida and is a Republican district.
Her name will remain on the ballot, but the Democratic Party will choose a new nominee. Notices will be posted at polling places saying that a vote for Freeman will be counted for the individual whom the party chooses, and the notices will name that person. Thanks to Political Wire
Florida can’t print its November 2018 ballots because no one knows whether certain statewide ballot measures will be on the ballot. They were put on the ballot by the Constitution Revision Commission, but they have been challenged because they may violate the same-subject rule. See this story. The Florida Supreme Court hasn’t even said yet whether it will hold oral arguments.
On September 24, the West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in King v Warner, 18-0783. This is the case over whose name should be on the ballot in November 2018 for Justice of the Supreme Court. Because some members of the court are affected by this decision, they did not participate and some lower court judges were appointed to substitute. A few hours after the oral argument, the court said the two challenged candidates should be on the ballot. See this story. One was challenged because his law license has been inactive for years (he is a member of Congress); another was challenged because he was in the legislature when the legislature increased the salary of the members of the court.
This Chicago Tribune story says that Val Montgomery, Democratic nominee for state legislature in DuPage County, Illinois, is on the ballot for the 41st State House district. But a few days ago, it was discovered that her residence is actually in the 49th district, so if she wins, she will be ineligible. The county elections department made the error. If she chooses to withdraw, the party can replace her, even though the ballots have already been printed. If she doesn’t withdraw, and she wins, she won’t be seat unless she is appointed.