The Independent Party of Delaware is the third largest party in Delaware, by voter registration; only the Republican and Democratic Parties have more registrants. It has 4,459 registered members, close to 1%. It has been on the ballot starting in 2000. In 2016, for the first time, it is not running any statewide nominees. This year, its only candidates are one for the legislature, and two for Wilmington city office.

The statewide races up this year in Delaware are President, U.S. House, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Insurance Commissioner. The party’s best showing in a statewide race was in 2010, when it polled 21.09% for Attorney General, in a race with no Republican.

The party’s only presidential nominee has been Ralph Nader, in both 2004 and 2008.

As noted earlier, Evan McMullin submitted approximately 5,500 signatures in Wyoming to be on the ballot. The law requires 3,302. However, Wyoming law does not allow voters to sign for more than a single independent candidate for the same office. Approximately one-third of the McMullin signers had also signed for either Jill Stein or Rocky De La Fuente. Because those two candidates filed their petitions before McMullin did, the signatures of those multiple signers did not count for McMullin.

The order in which the candidate signed the petition can be determined (because signers show the date of signing) but is not material. The signature that counts is the first one submitted to the Secretary of State.

On September 12, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Martin v Simon, A16-1436. This is the case in which Minnesota’s Democratic Party state chair said Donald Trump should be removed from the ballot because the Republicans didn’t follow state law, concerning their choice of alternate presidential electors.

The decision says the case is rejected because it was filed two weeks after the plaintiff knew about the problem. The decision says nothing about the merits of the lawsuit. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.