The four nationally-organized third parties that have at least 50,000 registered voters nationwide all made registration gains during 2016. Libertarians had 411,250 in February 2016, but 499,492 in October 2016. Greens had 242,023 in February, but 256,560 in October. Constitution … Continue reading
As reported earlier, the Repubican-majority Michigan legislature repealed the straight-ticket device a year ago, but Democrats went to federal court to keep the device in place for this year’s election. Now some Republicans in Michigan are saying the existence of … Continue reading
On November 8, voters in Ypsilanti Township in Michigan elected seven members to the Park Commission. In this partisan election, only four Democrats ran, and no Republicans ran. The Green Party ran two nominees and the Libertarian Party ran three … Continue reading
On November 8, Green Party nominee Tom Mair defeated his only opponent, Republican Christine Maxbauer, by 3,168 to 2,769, for Grand Traverse County, Michigan, County Board. See this story. Maxbauer was the incumbent and had been in office for ten … Continue reading
On November 8, North Dakota Representative Corey Mock (D-Grand Forks) was re-elected. He has been trying to improve the ballot access laws in his state. Last year he introduced a bill to repeal the law that requires a certain minimum … Continue reading
