Chris Anglin, a Republican running for North Carolina Supreme Court, has said that he will drop out if he doesn’t win the pending lawsuit over whether he can have his party label on the ballot. See this story.
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On August 9, a poll sponsored by the Doug Wilder School of Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University was released. It shows: Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine 49%; Republican Corey Stewart 26%; Libertarian Matt Waters 5%; undecided 20%. See this story. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
On August 8, the Republican Party notified the District of Columbia Board of Elections that it has nominated for some districtwide offices. The party didn’t nominate anyone for districtwide office in its June 2018 primary, but the District permits qualified parties to make nominations by party meeting after the primary is over.
The Republican nominees are Nelson Rimensnyder for Delegate to the U.S. House, and Ralph Chittams for At-Large Member of the City Council.
The party did not nominate anyone for Mayor or Chair of the City Council.
As of the close of business on Wednesday, August 8, the Washington state election returns from the August 7 primary show that two Democrats will be the only candidates for U.S. House in the Second District.
Although twice before, no Republican has appeared in the general election ballot in the Seventh District (Seattle), the Second District is somewhat more Republican than the Seventh District. It includes Everett and Bellingham, to the north of Seattle.
The tally is very close and this won’t be certain until all the votes are counted.
On August 7, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg asked both sides to submit new briefs in Curling v Kemp, n.d., 1:17cv-2989. This is the case on whether the Georgia vote-counting machines, which leave no paper trail, should be prohibited in favor of a system that does leave a paper trail.
The judge asks both sides to submit new briefs on whether it is practical for the proposed switch to be made in time for the November 2018 election.
Here is the 3-page order. The briefs are due August 14, with any reply briefs due August 20.