On August 24, the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously put initiative I-1639 back on the November ballot. It had been removed by a lower state court because the petitions presented the proposal with very small font, and also because the petition presentation of the text did not strike through words that were being deleted, nor did it underline new words that are being added to the law.

The four-page order of the Washington State Supreme Court says the law does not authorize eliminating an initiative from the ballot for such flaws. Ball v Wyman, 96191-3. Thanks to Jim Riley for the link.

Florida held primaries on August 28. Although technically all qualified parties nominate by primary, no primary is held for parties with no contests. Therefore, there are only Democratic and Republican results. Here is a link. Rocky De La Fuente, running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate against Governor Rick Scott, polled 11.4%.

The Connecticut state court judge who adjudicated the dispute over the legitimate officers of the Independent Party wrote a very comprehensive opinion. It has the entire history of the party. The case is Independent Party of Connecticut State Central Committee v Merrill, superior court, Hartford, HHD cv-16-6071180-S. Here is a link to the decision. Thanks to Michael Telesca for the link.