On August 25, the Democratic National Committee changed some national party rules. Superdelegates will no longer be able to vote for president on the first ballot at national presidential conventions. See this story. This is a victory for the Bernie Sanders wing of the party. Because virtually all the superdelegates in 2016 were Hillary Clinton supporters, she enjoyed a big lead in the race for the nomination even before any presidential primaries or caucuses had been held.

The Democratic National Committee also passed rules requiring states that use caucuses to allow absentee voting in those caucuses.

On August 24, a Florida state lower court ruled that Ryan Torrens should not be allowed to run in the Democratic primary for Attorney General. He is one of two candidates on the ballot for that position. The primary is Tuesday, August 28, so of course the ballots are all printed. If the order is not overturned, votes for Torrens won’t be counted. See this story. Torrens is appealing. The basis for the decision is a campaign finance violation.

538.com has a story on Gary Johnson and discusses the possibility that he could be elected to the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian from New Mexico this year. The story also lists all the other Libertarian nominees for President, Governor, and U.S. Senator who have polled as much as 9%.