New Maine Registration Data

Posted on by January 8, 2025
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On December 27, 2024, the Maine Secretary of State posted new registration data. See it here.

Percentages are: Democratic 34.41%; Republican 29.90%; Green 3.61%; No Labels 1.64%; Libertarian .59%; independent and other 29.85%.

The percentages in March 2024 had been: Democratic 35.95%; Republican 29.64%; Green 3.86%; No Labels 1.02%; Libertarian .55%; independent and other 28.98%.

Parties are defined as groups with at least 5,000 registered members. The Libertarian Party total is now 6,085, whereas in March 2024 it had been 5,236.

Constitution Party Re-Files as a Political Body in California

Posted on by January 7, 2025
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The Constitution Party has re-filed as a “Political Body” in California. This means elections officials will continue to tally how many registered voters it has. Other political bodies currently are Common Sense, Forward, Neutral, and Ring of Truth. The next tally will be in a few weeks. Parties need approximately 75,000 registered members to become qualified. Thanks to Mike Feinstein for this news.

North Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Certification of November 5, 2024 Election for Supreme Court Justice

Posted on by January 7, 2025
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On January 7, the North Carolina State Supreme Court issued an order in Griffin v North Carolina State Board of Elections, 320P24. It forbids the Board of Elections from certifying the vote for State Supreme Court Justice, a partisan office. While the election for that seat temporarily remains undecided, the Republican nominee, Jefferson Griffin, who filed the lawsuit, will try to persuade the court that approximately 60,000 voters who cast a ballot did not prove that they were eligible to vote.

If the Board had certified the election, the results would have shown a narrow win for the Democratic nominee, Alison Riggs.

The approximately 60,000 voters whose votes are being challenged are mostly individuals for whom the registration records don’t list the last four digits of that individual’s Social Security Number, or a Drivers License number.

It is possible the U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th circuit, will upend this outcome. See this news story. It is behind a pay wall but if one answers a question, one can read the article.

Justin Trudeau Resigns and Says His Biggest Regret Was Not Enacting Electoral Reform

Posted on by January 7, 2025
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Justin Trudeau announce on January 7 that he will step down as Prime Minister of Canada. He said in that announcement that his biggest regret was not presiding over electoral reform for Canadian federal elections, such as Ranked Choice Voting of Proportional Representation.

The Liberal Party will choose a new leader, and that individual will be the new Prime Minister. There will be a general election sometime in 2025. See this story.