Here is a story on this phenomenon from Louisville Public Media.
Although it may not impact this situation, Kentucky has the third highest number of counties (120), behind only Texas (254) and Georgia (159).
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On November 6, the California Secretary of State released a new registration tally, the first since February 2023. See it here.
Percentages are: Democratic 46.82%, Republican 23.90%; American Indepedent 3.74; Libertarian 1.10%; Peace & Freedom .59%; Green .46%; Common Sense .11%; No Labels .11%; independent and other, 23.16%.
One year ago, the percentages were: Democratic 46.87%; Republican 23.85%; American Independent 3.54%; Libertarian 1.05%; Peace & Freedom .56%; Green .44%; Common Sense .12%; independent and other 23.57%.
Among the parties trying to get on the ballot, No Labels has 25,141; Common Sense has 25,017; American Solidarity 455; Constitution has 234. A year ago No Labels hadn’t started, Common Sense had 25,715, American Solidarity had 352, Constitution had 156.
On November 1, a Connecticut state trial judge ruled that the results of the September 12, 2023 Democratic primary for Mayor of Bridgeport should be set aside, and a new primary held. Connecticut city elections are partisan. The incumbent Mayor, Joe Ganim, won the September primary by 251 votes, but the challenger, John Gomes, won the primary if absentee ballots are set aside.
Video cameras showed that some individuals dropped dozens of absentee ballots into the city’s drop boxes for absentee ballots. Yet state law doesn’t permit anyone except the voter to deposit an absentee ballot into a drop box, with certain exceptions. For example, a disabled voter can choose a family member to deposit the ballot. See this story. The case is Gomes v Clemons, Superior Court, Bridgeport, Fbt-cv-23-6127336-5.
The general election will proceed on November 7. The primary will be held afterwards, on a date not yet set. Presumably if Mayor Ganim is elected on November 7, and if the primary held afterwards is also won by Ganim, then he will be considered re-elected. If the general election is won by Ganim, but Ganim loses the Democratic primary held afterwards, then a new general election will need to be held. Thanks to Tim Smith for this news.
On November 1, Texas filed this brief in the Fifth Circuit in Miller v Doe, 23-50537. This is the case that challenges many Texas ballot access laws. In the court below, the ban on electronic signatures for minor party and independent candidates was struck down. Texas wants the Fifth Circuit to reverse that decision. Here is the state’s brief.
The other side’s brief is due December 1, and it will attack many of the ballot access laws that the lower court had upheld.
Filing has closed for the South Carolina Republican presidential primary. Candidates needed a fee of $50,000. Only ten candidates qualified: Ryan Binkley, Doug Burgum, John Anthony Castro, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott, David Stukenberg, and Donald Trump.
Castro has been suing to keep Trump off the ballot in numerous states. Defendants inevitably argue that Castro doesn’t have standing because he isn’t a “real” candidate, but the fact that he has not missed being on the ballot in any state in which the filing deadline has closed should help him rebut that. It is especially notable that he is on in South Carolina, whereas Asa Hutchinson is not.
Filing for the South Carolina Democratic primary doesn’t close until November 10.
For the Nevada Republican presidential primary and the competing Nevada Republican caucus, here is a list of candidates in each.