On December 23, Paul Merritt filed this brief in Merritt v Padilla, c.d., 8:16cv-606. This is the lawsuit over whether the California Secretary of State violated Merritt’s constitutional rights when the Secretary of State deleted the words “registered independent voter” … Continue reading
On December 23, the Pennsylvania state elections office released some information about presidential write-ins. The office says there are 6,472 for Evan McMullin; 6,060 for Bernie Sanders; and 302 for John Kasich. The office says in addition there are 37,242 … Continue reading
This week the Ohio Libertarians filed this brief in State ex rel Fockler v Husted, 2016-1863. This the case that says the Gary Johnson vote for president in Ohio had the effect of creating a new ballot-qualified party. … Continue reading
Two states are still working on tallying presidential write-ins. Rhode Island will be finished by December 29. The Pennsylvania Elections Department hopes to finish its write-in tally today (December 23). … Continue reading
The total vote cast for U.S. Senate on November 8, 2016, by party, was: Democratic 51,297,372 Republican 40,784,703 Libertarian 1,788,027 Green 695,604 Working Families 428,854 Conservative 267,186 Independence 150,457 Constitution 124,587 Independent Party of Oregon 59,516 Women’s Equality 45,297 Independent … Continue reading
