The Denver Post has this op-ed, documenting the large proportion of state legislative races in the United States that have only one candidate on the ballot. This is not a problem in Colorado, and the column notes that. But it is a big problem in many other states.
VoteCastr will attempt to tell the world what the vote for president is, in eight swing states, starting at 11 a.m. eastern time on election day. VoteCastr does this by first obtaining the names of voters who voted early, and then by using exit pollsters in seven of those states (but not in Colorado, where the vast majority of votes are cast by mail). The seven states are Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Slate explains how VoteCastr works here. Thanks to Political Wire for this news.
On November 1, the Wyoming Secretary of State released new voter registration data. Percentages are: Republican 68.36%; Democratic 19.61%; Libertarian .64%; Constitution .20%; independent and miscellaneous 11.19%.
In February 2016 the percentages had been: Republican 69.45%; Democratic 19.34%; Libertarian .50%; Constitution .14%; independent and miscellansous 10.57%.
On October 21, the Maine Secretary of State released new registration data. The percentages: Democratic 32.58%; Republican 26.84%; Green 4.02%; Libertarian .54%; independent and miscellaneous 36.01%.
In February 2016 the percentages had been: Democratic 31.41%; Republican 26.69%; Green 4.07%; Libertarian .46%; independent and miscellaneous 37.38%.
On November 1, Nebraska’s Secretary of State released new registration data. The percentages: Republican 48.10%; Democratic 30.59%; Libertarian .91%; independent 20.40%. No one is registered into any unqualified party in Nebraska. The form does not have a blank line in the section that asks about political party choice. When a party goes off the ballot in Nebraska, all its members are converted to independents, whether they desire this or not.
In February 2016 the percentages were: Republican 48.41%; Democratic 30.45%; Libertarian .61%; independent 20.53%.
