LEFT MINOR PARTIES SHOWED NEW STRENGTH IN 2024

At last year’s election, minor parties of the left showed notable success, compared to the recent past.

Green Party:  more than doubled its presidential vote compared to 2020 (from 405,114 to 864,295). This is especially noteworthy because ballot access in 2024 was substantially more difficult than in 2020, especially in Illinois and New York.  By contrast, the 2024 Libertarian presidential vote fell to 35% of what it had been in 2020.

Also, compared to 2022, the Green Party tripled its U.S. Senate vote and also tripled its U.S. House vote.

Immediately after the election, the Green Party was on the ballot in 18 states.  By comparison, after the 2020 election, it was on in 15 states.  Furthermore, it would have remained on in New Mexico in 2024 if it had polled six more votes for President; and it would have remained on in Missouri if it had polled eight more votes for Lieutenant Governor.

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On February 24, Texas told the Supreme Court that it doesn’t plan to file a response in Miller v Nelson, 24-854, the Texas ballot access case.

On February 21, Pennsylvania filed this brief in West v Pennsylvania Department of State, w.d., 2:24cv-1349. The issue is the discriminatory law that requires petitioning presidential candidates to file sworn declarations of candidacy for each presidential elector candidate, and also requires a full slate of presidential elector candidates. However, parties that have registration membership of 15% of the state total need not file any declarations for any of their elector candidates.

The state makes no defense of its policy. Its brief only sets out procedural reasons why the case cannot continue, such as mootness and the Eleventh Amendment.