On May 14, the Second Circuit heard oral argument in Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, 23-1054. This is the challenge to New York’s May petition deadline. The U.S. District Court Jagistrate had upheld it. The petition deadline had been in September or August in the entire history of ballot access laws in New York, until 2019 when the legislature moved it to May. See this Courtouse News Story.
Still no resolution to the problem of the Democratic National Convention being held after the Ohio presidential candidate filing deadline of August 7, which could possibly lead to President Biden being excluded from the Ohio General Election ballot.
Here is an analysis that ran in The Hill yesterday.
Here is a commentary on this situation published today in The Ohio Capital Journal.
On May 13, the Texas petition deadline for independent candidates, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,, submitted approximately 245,000 signatures to meet the requirement of 113,151.
Jacob Hornberger, one of the candidates seeking the Libertarian presidential nomination, has this op-ed about ballot access laws in the Orange County (California) Register.
As of April 2024, these are the number of registrants in Florida qualified parties: Republican 5,239,600; Democratic 4,346,491; Independent Party 242,330; Libertarian 35,357; Conservative 19,903; Constitution 16,434; No Labels 8,355; Green 7,841; Boricua 5,974; Coalition with a Purpose 3,283; Ecology 2,919; Socialism & Liberation 1,894; Peoples 1,321; Forward 496; independent and miscellaneous 3,530,804.
Percentages are: Republican 38.92%; Democratic 32.28%; Independent Party 1.80%; Libertarian .26%; Conservative .15%; Constitution .12%; No Labels .06%; Green .06%; Boricua .02%; Coalition with a Purpose .02%; Ecology .02%; Socialism & Liberation .01%; Peoples .01%; Forward .00%; independent and miscellaneous 26.23%.
Percentages in October 2023 had been: Republican 37.82%; Democratic 33.11%; Independent Party 1.60%; Libertarian .26%; Conservative .08%; Constitution .08%; Green .06%; No Labels .04%; Boricua .02%; Ecology .02%; Coalition with a Purpose .01%; Socialism & Liberation .01%; Peoples .01%; independent and miscellaneous 26.86%.
The Natural Law Party is also a qualified party, but it had not been when this tally was prepared. Thanks to Tim Thornburn for the data.
