Kentucky elects its Governor and Lieutenant Governor on a joint ticket on November 3, 2015. Three teams are on the ballot: Democratic, Republican, and independent. The independent candidate for Lieutenant Governor will debate her two opponents in a televised debate on the evening of October 13. See this story.
On October 13, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Rubin v Padilla, 15-135, the minor party lawsuit that charges the top-two system violates voting rights in the general election. Here is a short AP story.
UPDATE: here is the Courthouse News Service story. The press never covered this case between its filing in 2011 and today. Now, ironically, the case is over and finally the case is being mentioned.
The Bloomberg View editorial board says that the Democratic Party should let Lawrence Lessig into the October 13 debate. Read the editorial here. Lessig has raised substantially more contributions than some candidates who are included in the debate.
This Washington Post article quotes Larry Lessig as saying that he is thinking about running for President as an independent. He is unhappy because he is being excluded from the Democratic presidential debate of October 13. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
The Brennan Center will hold a forum called “Stronger Parties, Stronger Democracy: Rethinking Political Reform” on October 14, at the National Press Club, noon to 2 p.m. Lunch will be served. See this announcement.
