On February 3, the Arkansas House State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee passed HB 1338. It increases the number of signatures for minor party presidential status, and for independent presidential candidates, from 1,000 signatures to 5,000 signatures. The vote was … Continue reading
On February 4, the Montana House Administration Committee tabled HB 248. It would have moved the primary for all office from June to March. That would have caused the petition deadline for new parties to move from March of election … Continue reading
The Alaska Elections Division has posted registration data as of February 3, 2021. See it here. The percentages are: Republican 24.76%; Democratic 13.56%; Alaskan Independence 3.20%; Libertarian 1.16%; Green .25%; Veterans .22%; Constitution .11%; independent and other 56.74%. On October … Continue reading
The New Mexico Secretary of State has released registration data as of January 29, 2021. The numbers: Democratic 611,357; Republican 425,651; Libertarian 12,798; Independent American 3,889; Green 3,641; Better for America 3,180; Constitution 783; independent and miscellaneous 298,809. Percentages are: … Continue reading
The past few presidential elections have seen a depressing retrogression on the part of states, as to whether they will tally the write-in votes for declared write-in presidential candidates. The latest to backslide is Maine, where the Secretary of State … Continue reading
