As of 7:45 p.m. Georgia time, no decision has been issued in Curling v Kemp, the case in U.S. District Court over whether Georgia must give up its vote-counting machines to be used for the November 2018 election. The judge had said she would rule by September 17, but so far she hasn’t.
On September 17, oral argument was held in a U.S. District Court in Schmitt v Husted. This is the Ohio case over whether the First Amendment allows Ohio to let county election boards reject initiatives, based on their content. The plaintiffs filed the case after Portage County Board of Elections rejected some local initiatives, even though they had enough signatures. Plaintiffs argue that only courts can decide whether to reject an initiatve based on its content. The judge said he would rule by September 19.
On September 17, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court reversed a lower court and put independent candidate Diane Neal back on the November ballot. She is running for U.S. House, 19th district. Her ballot label is “Party of NY 19”. See this story. The basis for the decision is that the individual who challenged the validity of her petition did not follow the correct procedure.
The New York Republican Party has decided that it won’t replace Congressman Chris Collins with some other nominee, and Collins has decided to run for re-election. See this story. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.
On September 14, an IHeartMedia-KFI-KNBC poll was released for the California Insurance Commissioner race. It shows independent Steve Poizner with 34%, Democrat Ricardo Lara at 27%, and undecided at 39%. If Poizner wins, he will be the first independent candidate in history to have won statewide office in California. Thanks to Politico for this news.
