Elections

National: “Inside the Democratic Party’s Plan to Prevent Vote-by-Mail Disaster” by Zach Montellaro and Elena Schneider for Politico

National: “Focus on Trump’s Official White House Actions as Part of Republican Convention Programming Raises Hatch Act Concerns” by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for Philadelphia Inquirer

Kansas: “With Teen Staying in Kansas House Race, Democrats Weigh Bad Behavior Against Voter Will” by Jonathan Shorman and Steve Vockrodt for Kansas City Star

Montana: “Supreme Court Rejects Republican Effort to Restore Green Party Candidates on Montana Ballot” by Nicholas Iovino for Courthouse News Service

North Dakota: “North Dakota Supreme Court Orders Measure 3 Removed from Ballot” by Jack Dura for Bismarck Tribune

Ethics

California: “FBI L.A. Chief Reassigned Amid Flap Over Agents’ Meeting at Dodgers Playoff Game” by Josh Gerstein for Politico

Illinois: “Feds Charge a Former Cook County Commissioner with Corruption” by Dan Mihalopoulos for WBEZ

Maryland: “MES Board Members Say McGrath Assured Them Governor Was on Board with Payout; Hogan Says He Wasn’t Involved in Decisions” by Pamela Wood for Baltimore Sun

Lobbying

Arizona: “Maricopa County Won’t Pursue Charges Over Explicit Photos of Arizona Lawmaker Sent to Lobbyist” by Andrew Oxford for Arizona Republic