New York Updated Registration Data

Posted on by March 3, 2021
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New York state issued a new voter registration tally as of February 21, 2021. The state’s website only shows the data for the qualified parties. For the unqualified parties, the Board furnished the data by e-mail: Independence 411,681; Green 23,856; Libertarian 21,220; SAM 622.

The percentages for February 2021 are: Democratic 50.05%; Republican 22.11%; Independence 3.31%; Conservative 1.25%; Working Families .36%; Green .19%; Libertarian .17%; SAM .01%; independent and miscellaneous 22.56%.

The percentages in October 2020 were: Democratic 50.06%; Republican 22.20%; Independence 3.51%; Conservative 1.22%; Working Families .33%; Green .20%; Libertarian .16%; SAM .01%; independent and miscellaneous 22.31%.

Iowa Libertarian Party Files Brief in Case Challenging the March Petition Deadline for the Non-Presidential Nominees of Unqualified Parties

Posted on by March 3, 2021
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On March 3, the Iowa Libertarian Party filed this brief in Iowa Libertarian Party v Pate, s.d., 4:19cv-241. This is the case that challenges the 2019 law that moved the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties from August to March.

This lawsuit has nothing to do with the 2021 bill that increases the number of signatures for such candidates. That bill still isn’t law, because it Iowa’s Governor, Kim Reynolds, hasn’t taken action on the bill yet.

Arkansas Bill, Making Presidential Ballot Access More Difficult, Advances

Posted on by March 3, 2021
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On March 2, Arkansas HB 1338 passed the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously. It makes it more difficult for general election presidential candidates to get on the ballot, whether they are independents or the nominees of unqualified parties. The bill had already passed the House last month. It increases the petition from 1,000 to 5,000. Thanks to John LaBeaume for this news.