The September 11 Winston-Salem Journal has this endorsement of Gary Johnson for President. The paper endorsed John McCain in 2008, and President Obama in 2012. Thanks to William Stevenson for the link.
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Late on September 9, the Kentucky Secretary of State determined that the independent petitions for Rocky De La Fuente and Evan McMullin are valid. Thanks to several people for this news.
On September 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals voted 2-1 that the federal voter registration form used in all states avoid telling applicants that they must attach documents proving they are citizens. Until this order came down, the form said that applicants in Kansas, Alabama, and Georgia must attach copies of documents such as naturalization papers or proof of birth in the U.S. The case is League of Women Voters v Newby, 16-5196.
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission is responsible for the federal voter registration form. The director, who is associated with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, early this year attached the special instructions for use in Kansas, Alabama, and Georgia, even though the commissioners had not directed him to do that. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
The two judges in the majority are Judith W. Rogers, a Clinton appointee; and Stephen F. Williams, a Reagan appointee. The dissenting judge is A. Raymond Randolph, a Bush Sr. appointee.
On September 8, the state chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party filed a lawsuit directly with the State Supreme Court, asking the court to remove the Republican presidential ticket from the November ballot. See this story. The case is Ken Martin v Steve Simon, A16-1436.
UPDATE: also see this story. Briefs have already been filed.
On September 9, Donald Trump said that the general election presidential debates should be limited to himself and Hillary Clinton. See this story.