On November 20, the U.S. Supreme Court asked New York state to respond to the cert petition Upstate Jobs Party v Kosinski, 24-503. This is the lawsuit that challenges New York campaign finance limits. The law lets individuals give more money to the nominee of a qualified party than to an independent or the nominee of an unqualified party.
This is a sign that the U.S. Supreme Court might possibly be interested in the case. The state’s response is due December 20.
The Ohio Secretary of State has tallied the write-ins for declared presidential candidates. Among candidates who were on the ballot in at least one state, Claudia De la Cruz received 1,287; and Shiva Ayyadurai received 62.
As more votes are counted, President-Elect Donald Trump now seems unlikely to have polled a majority of the popular vote. The GreenPapers tally, which is constantly refreshed as more results are released, shows Trump at 49.88%. It shows Kamala Harris at 48.23%, and others at 1.89%.
In 2020, the percentages were: Biden 51.31%; Trump 46.86%; other 1.83%.
The Connecticut Secretary of State has released write-in totals for the declared presidential candidates. For those candidates who were on the ballot in at least one other state, the results are: Peter Sonski (American Solidarity) 162; Claudia De la Cruz (Socialism & Liberation) 257; Cornel West 127; Shiva Ayyadurai 20.
In 2020 the American Solidarity Party presidential candidate had received 219 write-ins in Connecticut.
An Oklahoma group has announced plans to put an initiative on the ballot in 2026 that would create a top-two system. See this story.
