The GOP lawsuit against Columbia County Board of Election Commissioners Virginia Martin, Democrat and Jason Nastke, Republican, to stop the Democrats from having a write-in line for Mayor on the Sept. 13 primary ballot, came to an abrupt end Mon. Aug. 8, when Columbia County Court Judge Christian Hummel ruled that the GOP failed to serve notice on the affected parties in a timely manner. In a conversation this reporter just had with Victor Mendolia, it is reported that the Judge ruled that the Republicans missed a key element in their pursuit. Therefore the merits of the petitions themselves could not be questioned because the correct process was not followed. The other parties involved could not be reached as of yet. Further information will be made available at a later time. Nick Haddad was the Democrat-backed candidate for Mayor, but faces a write-in run-off against all-comes now because Mendolia failed to file election paperwork properly.