As of May 16, 2024, these are the number of registered voters in Connecticut: Democratic 798,205; Republican 466,908; Independent Party 29,136; Libertarian 2,996; Green 1,350; Working Families 298; We the People 19; independent and miscellaneous 919,524.

Percentages are: Democratic 35.98%; Republican 21.05%; Independent Party 1.31%; Libertarian .14%; Green .06%; Working Families .01%; independent and miscellaneous 41.45%.

In October 2023, the percentages had been: Democratic 36.10%; Republican 20.78%; Independent Party 1.33%; Libertarian .14%; Green .06%; Working Families .01%; independent and miscellaneous 41.58%.

On May 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order in Robinson v Callais, 23A994. It says the Louisiana legislature’s latest law (passed in April 2024) on the boundaries of 2024 U.S. House districts can take effect. The original redistricting plan had been held to violate the Voting Rights Act. The legislature’s new plan changed the district boundaries to provide two, not one, majority-black districts.

After the legislature’s second plan had been enacted, opponents of that play won a stay from a U.S. District Court against those new districts, on the grounds that the new districts emphasize race too much. But the district court’s latest decision is now stayed. Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a short order, saying the Purcell Principle determines the matter, at least for the 2024 election. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, writing here that the Purcell Principle (which says federal courts shouldn’t make last-minute election law changes) does not apply, because the election is almost six months away. Louisiana doesn’t have congressional primaries; it just has elections, held in November for congress. If no one gets a majority, there is a run-off in December.

On May 10, the Illinois Republican Party filed a lawsuit in state court to block the new law that eliminates the ability of parties to nominate candidates for state legislature after the March primary is over. Collazo v Illinois State Board of Elections, Sangamon County Circuit Court, 2024CH-000032.

The lawsuit says it violates due process to pass a bill that restricts ballot access and make it effective immediately.