“Other” Vote for President Now Stands at 2.13%

Posted on by December 12, 2024
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According to The Green Papers, as votes continue to be reported from last month’s election, the presidential vote for persons other than Donald Trump and Kamala Harris now stands at 2.13% of the total.

By contrast, in 2020, the final “other” vote was 1.83%.

The margin between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is now 1.47%. Trump received 49.67% and Harris received 48.20%. This is the closest margin between the two major presidential candidates since 2000.

It is not surprising that the “other” vote in 2024 has continued to rise, because many of them are write-in votes, and they are the last to be canvassed.

Jilll Stein Received 46,698 Write-ins in New York

Posted on by December 10, 2024
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The New York State Board of Elections has released the official vote from last month’s election, including the write-in vote for declared write-in presidential candidates. Jill Stein received 46,698 write-ins. This is the second largest number of votes ever recorded for a general election write-in presidential candidate in any state. The only candidate with a higher total was independent candidate Eugene McCarthy in California in 1976. He received 58,412.

The other declared write-in candidates who were on the ballot in at least one state received these totals: Claudia De la Cruz 6,327; Chase Oliver 5,338; Cornel West 4,152; Peter Sonski 1,544; Shiva Ayyadurai 134.

No one was on the ballot except for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. did not file for write-in status. However, there were 46,404 “void” votes cast, which is probably almost entirely the number of write-in votes for candidates who hadn’t filed for write-in status.

Jill Stein’s percentage of the vote is .57%.

Rhode Island Secretary of State Says He Supports Easing Definition of a Qualified Political Party

Posted on by December 9, 2024
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Gregg Amore, the Rhode Island Secretary of State, sppke to a meeting of the Libertarian National Committee on December 7. The meeting was in Providence, Rhode Island. Amore, who is a former state legislator, voiced support for a proposed bill to ease the definition of a qualified party. The current vote test is 5%, but the median vote test of the 50 states is 2%.

No third party has met the Rhode Island vote test since 2014, when the Moderate Party got 21.4% for Governor. The only offices that count are President and Governor.

Qualifying Closes for Two Special Florida U.S. House Races

Posted on by December 10, 2024
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The qualifying period has closed for two special U.S. House races in Florida. The election date is April 1.

In the Sixth District, there are three Republicans and three Democrats. The major parties will have a January 28, 2025 primary to choose their nominees. In the general election, there will be an independent candidate, Randall Terry (the Constitution Party’s presidential nominee this year). There will also be a Libertarian, Andrew Parrott. See the list here.

In the First District, there are ten Republicans, one Democrat, and one independent, Stephen Broden. Broden was the Constitution Party’s vice-presidential nominee earlier this year.