On June 5, it became known that New Mexico State Representative Phelps Anderson had switched his registration from “Republican” to “independent.” See this story. The story does not say if he plans to run for re-election in 2022. He was in the legislature 1976-1980, and also starting in 2018. In 2020, he had no opponent on the general election ballot. He lives in Roswell. Thanks to Rick Lass for the link.
The Nevada legislature is likely to pass a bill in 2021, setting up presidential primaries for the Democratic and Republican Parties. See this story. In Nevada, smaller qualified parties nominate by convention, so it is not likely the bill will set up presidential primaries for any other parties. No bill has yet been introduced. When it is introduced, the lead author will probably be Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson.
The Kansas Secretary of State has released the tally of write-in votes for the 2020 declared write-in presidential candidates.
Howie Hawkins 669
Brian Carroll 579
Kanye West 332
Jade Simmons 48
Mark Charles 29
Tom Hoefling 14
Ajay Sood 4
Brock Pierce 4
Jason Edwards 2
Dario Hunter 1
Kasey Wells 1
Thanks to Tony Roza for this information.
The Iowa Secretary of State has posted some data for voter registration as of February 1, 2021. However, the website only shows the Democratic and Republican Parties, even though the Libertarian and Green Parties also have the ability to obtain and keep registered voters. The active totals for all four parties are: Republican 724,939; Democratic 698,870; Libertarian 14,349; Green 3,787; independent and other 681,917.
The percentages are: Republican 34.13%; Democratic 32.90%; Libertarian .68%; Green .18%; independent and other 32.10%.
Percentages in October 2020 were: Republican 34.21%; Democratic 33.57%; Libertarian .63%; Green .16%; independent and other 31.43%.
On February 4, some Democrats running for the Virginia legislature this year filed a lawsuit in state court to obtain a smaller petition requirement for 2021, due to the health crisis. See this story. A similar lawsuit was already victorious on behalf of 2021 statewide offices.
