Georgia Secretary of State Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Case Over Public Service Commission Elections

On August 17, the Georgia Secretary of State filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Rose v Raffensperger, 22A136. The state is defending at-large elections for that office. The case had been filed by proponents of district elections. The U.S. District Court had issued a ruling against at-large elections, but the 11th circuit had then voted 2-1 to allow at-large elections for this year.

Link to Alaska Election Returns

The Alaska state Elections office has unofficial, and very preliminary, results at this link. The primary was August 16 and it will be weeks before the vote is completely counted.

For Governor, it appears there will be two Republicans, one Democrat, and one independent on the November ballot.

For U.S. Senate, it appears there will be three Republicans and one Democrat on the November ballot.

For U.S. House (full term), it seems there will be three Republicans and one Democrat in November.

No minor party candidate for any statewide office advanced to the November ballot.

Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Hearing on Whether Shreveport Mayor May Regain Spot on Ballot

On August 16, the Louisiana Supreme Court held oral argument in the lawsuit over Mayor Adrian Perkins’ attempt to regain his spot on the ballot. He hopes to run for re-election. Louisiana does not permit write-in votes. He was disqualified by the lower courts because he used the wrong residence address on a declaration of candidacy form. See this story.