Stein Write-in Vote in Illinois is Overwhelmingly from the Cook and DuPage Counties

The Illinois vote for president by county may be seen here. Click “Download Vote Totals” and then choose the general election of 2024.

The write-in vote for Jill Stein, 31,023, is unusually high for a general election presidential candidate. If one examines the vote by county, one can see that 77% of her votes came from Cook and DuPage Counties, even though those two counties accounted for only 45% of the statewide vote.

In DuPage County she got 1.34% of the total presidential vote, and in Cook County she got .85%.

North Carolina State Board of Elections Releases Write-in Tally for Presidential Declared Write-in Candidates

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has finished its vote compilation. See it here. For the declared write-in presidential candidates, Claudia De la Cruz received 526, and Shiva Ayyadurai received 30.

It is difficult to obtain write-in status in North Carolina. A petition of 500 signatures is required. The Party for Socialism and Liberation did not have write-in status in North Carolina for president in 2020. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link.

Colorado Secretary of State Releases Write-in Tally for Declared Presidential Write-in Candidates

The Colorado Secretary of State has finished tallying all votes. See here.

For declared presidential write-in votes, Claudia De la Cruz received 905. Peter Sonski received 910. Shiva Ayyadurai received 15.

In 2020, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the American Solidarity Party, had been on the Colorado ballot, because ballot access for president in Colorado in 2020 was much easier than it was in 2024. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link.

New York State Obtains One Month Delay to Respond to U.S. Supreme Court in Discriminatory Campaign Finance Case

The U.S. Supreme Court had asked New York to respond in Upstate Jobs Party v Kosinski, 24-503, by December 20. But the state then requested and obtained an extension until January 21, 2025. This is the case over whether the Constitution forbids the state from letting individuals donate more campaign donations to the nominee of a qualified party than to the nominee of an unqualified party.

“Other” Vote for President Was 2.0%

Although not all the votes for president have been counted, virtually all of them have been. The number of voters who cast a vote for president for someone other than Donald Trump or Kamala Harris has risen to a hair less than 2.0%. As of ten days ago it was at 1.90%.

As more votes have been counted, the margin between Trump and Harris has shrunk to 1.55%. As of ten days ago, it had been 1.62%.