Tennessee May Have 13 Presidential Candidates on Ballot

Posted on by August 23, 2020
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The Tennessee Secretary of State’s website has this list of presidential candidates who filed petitions. The only qualified parties in Tennessee are the Republican and Democratic Parties, so all others must use the independent presidential procedure, which requires 275 signatures.

Three independent petitions have already been approved: those for the Libertarian, Alliance, and Socialist Workers Party presidential nominees.

Still under review are petitions for the nominees of the Constitution, Green, Prohibition, Socialism & Liberation, and Unity Parties. Also under review are the petitions for three independent candidates: Brock Pierce, Horace Taylor, and Kanye West.

Common Sense Party Founder Makes the Case for His Party in the Orange County Register Newspaper

Posted on by August 22, 2020
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Former Congressman Tom Campbell, a founder of the Common Sense Party of California, here explains why his party would improve California government if only it could get on the ballot. His op-ed is carried in the pages of the Orange County Register, one of the state’s leading newspapers.

As Campbell says, his party’s federal ballot access lawsuit lost in U.S. District Court, and is pending in the Ninth Circuit. The Common Sense Party v Padilla, 20-16335. Here is the party’s opening brief.

Democratic Party National Convention Roll-Call for President

Posted on by August 22, 2020
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On August 18, the virtual Democratic national convention chose Joe Biden for president. The roll-call vote was: Biden 3,558; Bernie Sanders 1,151; absentions 5. There were also 35 delegates who did not cast a vote.

The Green Papers, a valuable reference for U.S. election data, has the roll-call vote for president by state. See here. Scroll down to get the state-by-state listing.

The same page has the nationwide presidential primary totals for each candidate.

New Florida Registration Data

Posted on by August 23, 2020
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As of early August 2020, here are the numbers of registered voters in Florida: Democratic 5,167,930; Republican 4,927,507; Independent Party 126,557; Libertarian 35,405; Green 6,564; Constitution 2,136; Reform 1,371; Socialism & Liberation 894; Ecology 774; independent and miscellaneous 3,622,236.

Here are the percentages: Democratic 37.20%; Republican 35.47%; Independent Party .91%; Libertarian .254%; Green .05%; Constitution .02%; Reform .01%; Socialism & Liberation .006%; Ecology .006%; independent and miscellaneous 26.08%.

Percentages in March 2020 were: Democratic 37.26%; Republican 35.21%; Independent Party .78%; Libertarian .246%; Green .04%; Constitution .01%; Reform .01%; Socialism & Liberation .005%; Ecology .005%; independent and miscellaneous 26.42%. Thanks to Ernie Bach for this information.