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Kansas State Trial Court Permanently Enjoins Secretary of State from Maintaining Two Separate Lists of Voters

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Richard WingerNovember 4, 2016

On November 4, a state trial court in Kansas permanently enjoined the Secretary of State from keeping two separate lists of registered voters. One list would have been people who used the federal voter registration form, and the Secretary of State wanted to prevent those voters from voting for state and local office. The case is Brown v Kobach, Shawnee County District Court, 2016-cv-550. The court order says there is nothing in the Kansas election code authorizing the Secretary of State to maintain two separate lists.

Persistent McClatchy Newspaper Reporter Learns Something About Evan McMullin’s Stand-in Vice-Presidential Candidate

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Richard WingerNovember 4, 2016

Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin is on the ballot in eleven states, and those ballots list Nathan Johnson as his vice-presidential running mate. But the McMullin campaign has been unwilling to tell the press anything about Johnson. A reporter for the McClatchy newspaper chain then did his own investigation, and his story says that Johnson lives in San Diego and is not willing to tell the press much about himself. McMullin says if any of his presidential elector candidates are elected, they will vote for Mindy Finn for vice-president.

The reporter also says McMullin will probably receive several million votes.

New California Registration Data

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Richard WingerNovember 4, 2016

On November 4, the California Secretary of State released new registration data. The percentages: Democratic 44.92%; Republican 26.01%; American Independent 2.61%; Libertarian .72%; Green .49%; Peace & Freedom .39%; independent and miscellaneous 24.86%.

In January 2016, the percentages were: Democratic 43.10%; Republican 27.62%; American Independent 2.73%; Libertarian .70%; Green .59%; Peace & Freedom .44%; independent and miscellaneous 24.81%.

In the new tally, the largest unqualified party in California, the Reform Party, is not mentioned, because the Reform Party has not re-filed its request to be a political body. The Constitution Party is in the new report, and it has 330 registrants.

Public Television Article Says California Top-Two System Hasn’t Worked as Proponents Hoped

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Richard WingerNovember 4, 2016

This news story from public television in California says the top-two system has not worked as its supporters hoped. The story also focuses on the large number of congressional and legislative races with only two Democrats on the ballot, and on the fact that such races increase campaign spending.

New Delaware Registration Data

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Richard WingerNovember 4, 2016

On November 1, Delaware Elections Commission released new registration data. Percentages: Democratic 47.49%; Republican 28.03%; Independent Party .79%; Libertarian .22%; Green .12%; American Delta .12%; Constitution .05%; Working Families .06%; independent and miscellaneous 23.11%.

Percentages in April 2016 were: Democratic 47.33%; Republican 28.06%; Independent Party .63%; Libertarian .18%; Green .09%; Working Families .07%; Constitution .05%; independent and miscellaneous 23.59%.