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New Kansas Registration Data

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Richard WingerOctober 11, 2018

The Kansas Secretary of State has released a new voter registration tally: Republican 761,183; Democratic 416,780; Libertarian 14,859; independent and miscellaneous 464,421. These figures are not on the Kansas Secretary of State’s web page. Kansas is the only state with partisan registration that no longer posts registration data by party. These figures are active voters, not inactive.

The current percentages are: Republican 45.93%; Democratic 25.15%; Libertarian .90%; independent and miscellaneous 28.02%.

The percentages in February 2018 were: Republican 45.66%; Democratic 24.07%; Libertarian .85%; independent and miscellaneous 29.42%. Thanks to Rob Hodgkinson for the new numbers.

Fourth Circuit Won’t Grant a Stay in Virginia Case on Who has the Power to Choose a Party Nomination Method

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Richard WingerOctober 10, 2018

Virginia law lets all qualified parties decide whether to nominate by primary or convention. They are free to use primaries for some races and conventions for other races, in the same election year. However the law also says if an incumbent office-holder is running for re-election, he or she can override the wishes of the party. A unit of the state Republican Party is currently suing to overturn that law.

On October 10, the Fourth Circuit refused the state’s request for a stay of the U.S. District Court decision. The U.S. District Court had declared the law unconstitutional. The Fourth Circuit also said oral argument will be held in this case sometime between December 11 and December 13.

The order identifies the three judges who are assigned to the case. They are J. Harvie Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee; Diana Gribbon Motz, a CLinton appointee; and Allyson K. Duncan, a Bush Jr. appointee. The case is Sixth Congressional District Republican Committee v Alcorn, 18-1111.

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Suspend New North Dakota Voter ID Law

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Richard WingerOctober 20, 2018

On October 9, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to interfere with a recent Eighth Circuit decision that reinstated North Dakota’s requirement that voters at the polls must show an ID that includes a street address. See this description from Scotusblog. Brakebill v Jaeger, 18A335.

Missouri State Trial Court Enjoins New Law Requiring Voter ID at Polls

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Richard WingerOctober 9, 2018

On October 9, a Missouri state trial court enjoined the new law that requires voters to show a photo ID at the polls. Priorities USA v State of Missouri, 18AC-cc226, Circuit Court of Cole County. Even though the photo ID law is a new part of the State Constitution, the basis for the opinion is the State Constitution’s older voting rights language. Here is the six-page opinion. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.

New York Board of Elections Posts Final List of Candidates for State Office

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Richard WingerOctober 9, 2018

On October 9, the New York State Board of Elections posted this final list of candidates who will be on the November 2018 ballot, for state office. There had been prior lists, but they have been constantly revised as various parties change their nominees. This new list is the first one to show that Andrew Cuomo is the Working Families nominee.

If one scrolls to the very end, one sees a page showing the logo of each party that is on the ballot. They range from ancient (the Democratic and Republican Party logos haven’t been changed since the 19th century) to the new. Women’s Equality’s party logo is a right-pointing triangle, identical to the symbol one sees if one wishes to start watching a you tube.