On October 24, the New York State Court of Appeals refused to hear the case over whether the Democratic Party nominees for Justice of the Supreme Court should be on the ballot. Thus, the lower court decision stands, and the nominees are not on the ballot in the 13th district, which comprises Staten island. See this story. Thanks to Frank Morano for the link.
On October 24, an NBC News/Marist Poll was released for the Governor gubernatorial race. The results: Republican Brian Kemp 46%, Democrat Stacey Abrams 45% Libertarian Ted Metz 4%, undecided 5%. See this story.
Georgia has general election runoffs if no one gets 50%. This year, any runoff would be on December 4. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
Next month, North Carolina voters are electing a State Supreme Court justice. There are two Republicans and one Democrat on the ballot. This story explains how that happened. It also says polls show that the two Republicans are splitting the Republican vote almost evenly, so of course that makes it more likely the Democrat will win. Thanks to How Appealing for the link.
The Bulletin, the daily newspaper for Bend, Oregon, has this lengthy story about the Independent Party and its nominee for Governor, Patrick Starnes. He was included in one televised gubernatorial debate, but excluded from two other such debates.
Iowa election officials do not normally mail sample ballots to voters. But this year, Linn County, a major county that includes Cedar Rapids, did postally mail a sample ballot to every registered voter. Because Iowans are not accustomed to receiving sample ballots in the mail, many voters have assumed these are actual mail ballots, and have filled them out and returned them. See this story. The county does not expect to send another letter explaining the confusion, according to the story.
