New Massachusetts Registration Data

Posted on by May 3, 2024
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Massachusetts has released a registration tally for February 24, 2024:  Democratic 1,336,825; Republican 415,438; Libertarian 16,307; unqualified parties that have asked the state to tally its registration 35,388; independent and miscellaneous 3,153,445.

Percentages are:  Democratic 26.97%; Republican 8.38%; Libertarian .33%; unqualified parties that want a tally .71%; independent and miscellaneous 63.61%.

Percentages in February 2023 were:  Democratic 29.60%; Republican 8.81%; Libertarian .35%; unqualified parties .77%; independent and miscellaneous 61.08%.

The last tally breaking down the numbers for unqualified parties had been in October 2022.  Here are some of the unqualified parties, with the October 2022 number listed first and the February 2024 number listed next:

United Independent 16,747; 14,469.

Green:  3,991; 3,599

Socialist:  1,590; 1,615

Working Families 750; 722

Constitution 330; 292

Reform 121; 113

Workers 116; 183

Prohibition 20; 19

Natural Law Party Appears to Have Regained its Qualified Status in Florida, but Secretary of State’s Website Still Doesn’t List It

Posted on by May 3, 2024
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On April 30, the Florida Secretary of State sent a letter to the state officers of the Natural Law Party, saying its application for qualified status has been approved.  However, as of Friday, May 3, the Secretary of State’s website still doesn’t include Natural Law as a qualified party.

One Arizona County Elections Office is Sending Letters to No Labels Registrants, Encouraging Them to Leave the Party

Posted on by May 3, 2024
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The Pinal County, Arizona, elections office has sent postal letters to all registered members of the No Labels Party.  The letter says that they may want to re-register because the party won’t have any nominees on the November 2024 ballot.  The letter enclosed a self-addressed envelope to make it easier for recipients to re-register.  Thanks to Richard Grayson for this news.

Illinois House Passes a Bill to Make it More Difficult for Qualified Parties to Nominate

Posted on by May 3, 2024
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On May 3, the Illinois House removed all the contents of SB 2412, a bill that originally concerned child welfare, and converted it into an election law bill.  It now eliminates the ability of a qualified party to nominate someone by party meeting if no one had won the party’s primary.

It also moves the petition deadline for presidential primary candidates from early January of the election year, to early December of the year before the election.  Illinois primaries for president and all other partisan office are in March of election years.

See this story, which says the bill is highly partisan and seems designed to eliminate the ability of the Republican Party to nominate for one particular state legislative seat this year. Assuming this bill becomes law, the Illinois Republican Party would have a strong case that the bill violates due process.  Thanks to Eliyahu Neiman for the link.