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In the latest lawsuit, a nominally Democratic voter is suing to force Democrats to choose an opponent for the U.S. Senate race in Kansas after the Kansas Supreme Court removed Democrat Chad Taylor from the ballot.  I explained on Friday the four reasons I do not expect the lawsuit to be successful.  (You can read the writ of mandamus and memorandum supporting the writ.)  Meanwhile, although Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach agreed to send out overseas ballots without any Democrats name included, he has left open the possibility of sending out supplemental ballots if the court orders a Democrats to come up with a new name for the ballot. Other ballots are also on hold, and one county in Kansas actually sent ballots with Taylor’s name included before the Kansas Supreme Court ruled, a mistake that has since been corrected. (Brian Newby’s earlier blog post on this issue is here.)

Here is the latest news and commentary on the race:

Kansas City Star: Kansas Ballots Go Overseas without a Democrat in Race

Wichita Eagle: Brief opposing Taylor’s ballot withdrawal filed by father of Brownback campaign staffer

Jonathan Bernstein: How Kansas Became the Strangest Race in Politics