The print edition of Libertarian Party News, March 2013 edition, has a complete list of all Libertarian candidates who ran for office in November 2012, including what office each ran for, the vote total, and the percentage. The list completely occupies four full pages of very small type.
Arizona releases a new registration tally every three months. The April 1 data was released on April 19. See the results here. Since the January 1 tally, Republicans have declined in both raw numbers and percentages; the same is true for Democrats. However, all three of the state’s qualified minor parties increased (both in raw numbers and as a percentage), as did independent voters.
The Salt Lake Tribune has this story on former U.S. Senator Jake Garn’s support for the National Popular Vote Plan. Garn was a Republican U.S. Senator from Utah 1974-1992, and is well-respected in his home state of Utah.
The West Virginia legislature adjourned its regular session on April 17. Before it adjourned, it passed HB 2805, which extends public funding for candidates for State Supreme Court through the 2016 election. The program had been used for the first time in 2012 as a pilot project. The bill also eliminates the part of the program that provides extra public funding for candidates who have well-funded privately-funded opponents, because that part of the program had been held unconstitutional.
Bills to convert judicial elections into non-partisan elections, to ease the vote test for a party to remain on the ballot, and to curtail the straight-ticket device, all failed to pass.
The New York Times has this editorial, in support of public funding, in particular for state office campaigns in New York state. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
