The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Kopitke v Bell, 20-897, at its February 19 conference. This is the challenge to the North Carolina petition deadline for independent presidential candidates, which was moved to March 3 in 2018. … Continue reading
Ohio initiative proponents have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Thompson v DeWine, the case over ballot access for initiatives during the health crisis. The case doesn’t have a case number yet, but here is the cert petition. The … Continue reading
On February 2, New York city used ranked choice voting to fill the vacancy in the city council, 24th district. There were eight candidates on the ballot. However, one candidate, James Gennaro, polled almost 60% of the first-choice votes, so … Continue reading
On February 1, the Oregon Secretary of State posted new registration data. See it here. The percentages are: Democratic 35.52%; Republican 25.52%; Independent Party 4.68%; Libertarian .74%; Working Families .29%; Green .27%; Constitution .13%; Progressive .10%; miscellaneous and independent 32.74%. … Continue reading
Arkansas registration data as of February 2, 2021, is: Republican 118,271; Democratic 92,709; Libertarian 690; Green 91; other and independent 1,622,779. As of October 12, the numbers were: Republican 114,628; Democratic 91,283; Libertarian 618; Green 83; other and independent 1,612,070. … Continue reading
