New Oregon Registration Data

Posted on by February 2, 2021
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On February 1, the Oregon Secretary of State posted new registration data. See it here. The percentages are: Democratic 35.52%; Republican 25.52%; Independent Party 4.68%; Libertarian .74%; Working Families .29%; Green .27%; Constitution .13%; Progressive .10%; miscellaneous and independent 32.74%.

In September 2020, the percentages were: Democratic 35.67%; Republican 25.67%; Independent Party 4.47%; Libertarian .72%; Working Families .30%; Green .27%; Constitution .13%; Progressive .09%; independent and miscellaneous 32.67%.

New Arkansas Voter Registration Data

Posted on by February 2, 2021
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Arkansas registration data as of February 2, 2021, is: Republican 118,271; Democratic 92,709; Libertarian 690; Green 91; other and independent 1,622,779.

As of October 12, the numbers were: Republican 114,628; Democratic 91,283; Libertarian 618; Green 83; other and independent 1,612,070.

In Arkansas, party registration has no legal force, and any voter can choose any party’s primary ballot. It has only been a few years that Arkansas voter registration forms have even asked about party membership. That is why the overwhelming majority of voters have no party choice.

Indiana Bill to Make Ballot Access Worse Appears to Stall

Posted on by February 2, 2021
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The Indiana House Elections & Apportionment Committee passed HB 1134 on a party-line vote on January 26. It imposes a petition requirement on the nominees of ballot-qualified parties that nominate by convention. If the bill passed, their statewide nominees for Governor and U.S. Senator would need 4,500 signatures, with 500 signatures from each U.S. House district, even though they were nominated by a ballot-qualified party. The only ballot-qualified party in Indiana that nominates by convention is the Libertarian Party.

However, Representative Curt Nisly (R-Milford) then proposed an amendment to the bill, providing that ballot-qualified parties that nominate by convention should be represented on the State Election Board, and all county election boards. Currently only parties that qualify for a primary have members on the election boards. This amendment exposes the hypocrisy of the bill’s sponsors, who claim they are only proposing petition requirements for convention nominees because they want all parties to be treated alike. The bill’s sponsors do not favor having Libertarians on the election boards, so they have not yet advanced their bill to the House floor.

New Nevada Voter Registration Data

Posted on by February 2, 2021
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On February 1, the Nevada Secretary of State put up new voter registration data. See it here. The website does not show the number of active registered Greens, but the Secretary of State’s office says there are 2,274.

The percentages are: Democratic 36.43%; Republican 32.05%; Independent American 4.57%; Libertarian .98%; Green .13%; independent and miscellaneous 25.85%.

The percentages in September 2020 were: Democratic 37.57%; Republican 32.50%; Independent American 4.44%; Libertarian .98%; Green .09%; independent and miscellaneous 24.42%.

It is somewhat surprising that the Green Party registration went from 1,578 in September 2020, to 2,274 currently. The Green Party has not been on the ballot in Nevada since 2010.