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Libertarian Party is the Only Party that Met the Deadline to Appoint Wake County, North Carolina, Election Board Members

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Richard WingerJuly 15, 2017

See the very last paragraph of this story, which says that the Democratic and Republican Parties in Wake County, North Carolina, missed the deadline to submit nominees for the County Board of Elections. The Libertarian Party met the deadline. If the State Supreme Court strikes down the new law that the Governor is fighting, then the three names submitted by the Libertarian Party will become the members of the Wake County Board. Wake County includes the state capital, Raleigh.

UPDATE: see this story.

July 27 Hearing on Whether North Carolina Legislature Must Be Elected Again in 2017

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Richard WingerJuly 14, 2017

A 3-judge U.S. District Court will hear oral arguments in Greensboro on whether the North Carolina legislature must be re-elected in a special election in 2017, or whether it can wait until 2018. The districts have been invalidated as a racial gerrymander but the question now is when new districts must be drawn. See this story.

New Maine Registration Data

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Richard WingerJuly 14, 2017

The Maine Secretary of State has released new registration data as of June 2017. The percentages: Democratic 31.89%; Republican 26.92%; Green 4.23%; Libertarian .52%; independent and other 36.43%.

The percentages in November 2016 were: Democratic 32.58%; Republican 26.84%; Green 4.02%; Libertarian .54%; independent and other 36.01%.

Utah Ballot Access Hearing Goes Well

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Richard WingerJuly 15, 2017

On Friday, July 14, U.S. District Court Judge David Nuffer held a hearing in United Utah Party v Cox, 2:17cv-655. It lasted three hours and seemed to go well for the party, which wants its nominee on the November 2017 ballot for the special U.S. House election, 3rd district. A decision is expected next week.

UPDATE: here is a news story about the hearing. FURTHER UPDATE: here is the Associated Press story.

Here is the Salt Lake Tribune story.

New District of Columbia Voter Registration Data

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Richard WingerJuly 14, 2017

The June 30, 2017 voter registration data for the District of Columbia shows these percentages for each party: Democratic 76.15%; Republican 6.23%; Green .76%; Libertarian .20%; independent and other 16.66%.

As of November 2016, the percentages were: Democratic 76.06%; Republican 6.25%; Green .76%; Libertarian .19%; independent and other 16.74%.