No Decision Yet on Blankenship’s Ballot Position

The West Virginia Supreme Court will continue hearing arguments on Don Blankenship’s U.S. Senate ballot bid. Fire alarms at the state Capitol complex Wednesday morning temporarily stopped proceedings as the entire Capitol complex was evacuated, but arguments resumed after the delay. Secretary of State Mac Warner blocked Blankenship’s bid to run as the Constitution Party’s nominee, based on the state’s “sore loser” law. It prohibits major party primary candidates who lose from switching to a minor party. Blankenship finished third in the Republican primary in May. The next hearing will take place Oct. 2.