On September 12, the Eighth Circuit issued a 7-page opinion in Abdurrahman v Dayton, 16-4551. This is the case in which a Minnesota Democratic presidential elector challenged the law that said he was unseated as an elector when he refused to vote for Hillary Clinton in the electoral college. The Court said he should have filed his lawsuit in November 2016, but because he didn’t file until December 19, 2016, his case is moot. The oral argument had been six months ago; it is peculiar that it took so long for such a simple outcome. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.

Two similar cases on this issue are still alive. They are from Colorado and Washington.

The New Hampshire Libertarian Party had a contested primary on September 11 for Governor and U.S. House, 2nd district. Not all towns have reported, but so far, the gubernatorial totals are: Jilletta Jarvis 557; Aaron Day 477. For U.S. House, 2nd district, the results so far are: Justin O’Donnell 428; Tom Alciere 136. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news.

This Cleveland Plain Dealer article says that the Ohio Debate Commission plans to host a gubernatorial debate on October 8, and that one of the affiliates of the Ohio Debate Commission is the City Club, which is a nonprofit organization. The Libertarian Party argues that the City Club cannot be involved in hosting a debate that does not include all four gubernatorial candidates. The four are the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Green Party nominees.