At the May 21, 2024 Georgia primaries for Congress, the Democratic race for U.S. House, Eleventh District, was won by Katy L. Stamper, even though her views on immigration are more conservative than even the Republican incumbent in the district. Georgia has open primaries.
Now, the Democratic Party is so opposed to the views of Stamper that it has recruited and endorsed a write-in candidate for that same seat. See this story.
On October 21, Jill Stein filed this reply brief in Stein v LaRose, s.d., 2:24cv-04042. This is the case over whether votes for Jill Stein should be counted. The brief is fierce.
Recently, a Libertarian Party supporter in Illinois noticed that his mail ballot for Cook County office was flawed. The Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified in Cook County for the countywide executive offices, and it has a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court. Although his name was on the faulty ballot, there was no bubble for a voter to be able to vote for him. See this story.
The county officials say only about 300 ballots were flawed, and that it is sending a corrected ballot to the voters who got the bad ballot.
The Louisiana Secretary of State has released registration totals as of October 21, 2024. Democratic 1,138,681; Republican 1,055,855; Independent Party 147,941; Libertarian 15,816; Green 2,765; No Labels 2,118; Reform 804; Conservative 783; Constitution 149; Socialist 96; Solidarity 104; Forward 32; Socialism & Liberation 8; independent and miscellaneous 678,807.
Percentages for the parties with at least .05% are: Democratic 37.41%; Republican 34.69%; Independent Party 4,86: Libertarian .52%; Green .09%; No Labels .07%.
Percentages in May 2924 had been: Democratic 38.06%; Republican 34.29%; Independent Party 4.57%; Libertarian .53%; Green .09%; No Labels .08%.
Christopher Thrasher, a former leader of the national Libertarian Party, is the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State House in the Eighth Bristol District, centered on Westport. Here is his LPedia page.
When filing closed for the September 3 primary, no Republican had filed to be on the primary ballot. Thrasher made a last-minute decision to seek the Republican nomination by write-in votes. He needed 150, and received 171. See this story.
