On September 10, the California Secretary of State released new voter registration data. All of the six qualified parties except the Republican Party gained, compared to the last tally. The number of independent voters declined. However, all those changes were small. The most interesting result was the increase in Common Sense Party registration. The Common Sense Party is not ballot-qualified but is working hard to reach enough registrations to qualify. The requirement is constantly changing, but currently is 72,403 registrants.

The Common Sense Party has 17,322 registrants, as of the tally date of August 30. In the last tally, as of July 16, it had 11,965.

For the qualified parties, the percentages are: Democratic 46.54%; Republican 24.02%; American Independent 3.24%; Libertarian .97%; Peace & Freedom .501%; Green .401%; independent, miscellaneous and unknown 24.31%.

At the July 16, 202l tally, the percentages were: Democratic 46.49%; Republican 24.05%; American Independent 3.22%; Libertarian .96%; Peace & Freedom .498%; Green .399%; independent, miscellaneous and unknown 24.38%.

Here is a link to the Secretary of State’s new tally.

On September 8, the Ninth Circuit refused to enjoin the California gubernatorial recall election. Here is the two-page order. The case was before Judge Michael D. Hawkins (a Clinton appointee), Paul J. Watford (an Obama appointee), and Kenneth K. Lee (a Trump appointee).

On September 9, four candidates for Mayor of Buffalo debated. They include India Walton, the Democratic nominee; independent candidate and incumbent Byron Brown; and two write-in candidates, Ben Carlisle and Jaz Miles. The debate was televised. It is very rare for a televised debate to include write-in candidates. UPDATE: watch the debate at this link.