Four of the five New York gubernatorial candidates will debate each other in Albany on November 1. The debate will be livestreamed, but not televised. The participants will be the Republican, Green, Libertarian, and SAM Party nominees. See this story. Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo won’t participate.
This Associated Press story explains that the Minnesota Green, Libertarian, and Independence Parties coordinated with each other, so that they would not run against each other for any statewide office. This was done to enhance the chances that any of them might receive 5% for a statewide race. Getting 5% in any statewide race would make them qualified. Minnesota is one of only 8 states with no qualified parties other than the Democratic and Republican Parties.
The story does not mention that the Legal Marijuana Now Party, and the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party, did not participate in dividing up the statewide races. The Legal Marijuana Now Party is on for U.S. Senate and Auditor, and the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party is on for Governor and Attorney General.
The Maine Secretary of State has just posted voter registration data as of September 28, 2018. Here is a link.
The new percentages are: Democratic 33.07%; Republican 27.39%; Green 4.13%; Libertarian .54%; independent and miscellaneous 34.88%.
The last tally was as of June 12, 2018. Then the percentages were: Democratic 32.99%; Republican 27.39%; Green 4.17%; Libertarian .54%; independent and miscellaneous 34.91%. The total number of registered voters declined between the June tally and the September tally.
U.S. District Court Judge David Norton, a Bush Sr. appointee, will hear Baten v McMaster, 2:18cv-510, on November 1 at 11:30 am in Charleston, South Carolina. This is one of the four federal case challenging state laws requiring presidential electors to be elected at-large. The other three cases are in Texas, California, and Massachusetts.
On October 30, the Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota filed a federal lawsuit, naming over 100 particular Native American residents of North Dakota who have found it impossible to obtain the type of voter ID that the state requires. Although the Eighth Circuit earlier this year refused to enjoin the North Dakota law requiring voters to present an ID that shows their address, the Eighth Circuit did say that if particular voters cannot comply, a new lawsuit is possible.
The new lawsuit is Spirit Lake Tribe v Jaeger, 1:18cv-222. Here is the Complaint. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
