On August 10, the final brief was filed in the Washington State Supreme Court in Guerra v Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings, 95347-3. Here is a link. The case challenges the constitutionality of Washington state’s treatment of three Democratic presidential electors in 2016. They voted for persons other than Hillary Clinton in the electoral college, and the state then fined each of them.
The Indiana Secretary of State, Connie Lawson, is running for another four-year term this November. Some Indiana voters have challenged her ability to do so, because of the state’s term limits law. See this story by Steve Goodale of News Growl.
This TPM story says when Republican Congressman Chris Collins is replaced as a nominee by the New York Republican Party, the Democrats will try to prevent that. Collins said on August 11 that he will not run for re-election, even though he had won the June 2018 primary.
Vermont held primaries on August 14. Here is a link to the Democratic results for Governor. Ethan Sonneborn, who is fourteen years old, came in fourth out of four candidates, and polled 6.8%.
On August 14, two factions of the South Dakota Constitution Party held nominating conventions. Each convention nominated candidates for public office. Each faction has rival claimants to the title of state chair. See this story. The Republican Party has filed a lawsuit in state court, saying that neither convention’s nominees should be put on the ballot. The hearing is Thursday, August 16.
