Kansas has released new registration data, for active voters. The numbers are: Republican 762,416; Democratic 419,307; Libertarian 15,694; independent and other 487,003.

The percentages are: Republican 45.26%; Democratic 24.89%; Libertarian .93%; independent and other 28.91%.

The percentages just prior to the November 2018 election were: Republican 45.93%; Democratic 25.15%; Libertarian .90%; independent and other 28.02%.

The new figures are not on the Kansas Secretary of state’s webpage. Kansas seldom posts voter registration data, and when it does, it only posts the number of active combined with inactive voters, with no ability to separate the two from each other. Thanks to Rod Hodgkinson for obtaining the new data.

The Alaska Division of Elections has redesigned the voter registration form. Formerly it listed all the qualified parties, with a checkbox. It even listed the unqualified parties that had told the state they are trying to accumulate registrations.

But, as the list of unqualified parties grew longer, the state decided to remove the names of all parties from the front of the form. Now every applicant must write-in whichever party he or she wishes. Here is the form. Scroll down to box 13.

The back of the form still lists all the qualified parties, and all the unqualified parties that are seeking registrations. Thanks to Scott Kohlhaas for this news.

The Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby here writes about barriers to independent candidates. He includes ballot access. Thanks to Walker Chandler for the link.