Delaware Election Commission Website Shows No Labels Is Now a Qualified Party

The Delaware Election Commission website shows that No Labels Party has 1,258 registered members, which is more than enough to make it a qualified party.  See the January 1, 2024 data here.

Delaware updates its data every month.  The December 1, 2023 tally was the first instance at which Delaware had reported any No Labels registrants.  At that time No Labels had 548 registrants.

The requirement is to have registration membershp equal to one-tenth of 1% of the number of registered voters, as of December 31, 2023.  That requirement is 769 registrations.

No Labels has issued a press release attacking the Delaware Election Commissioner, Anthony Albence, who has apparently threatened to cancel the party’s qualified status on the basis that some voters were tricked into registering with No Labels.  No Labels says all its registration workers wore shirts while they were canvassing saying, “This Is Not A Petition.”

Oregon Supreme Court Says It Need Not Decide Trump Ballot Access Case This Early

On January 12, the Oregon Supreme Court put out a press release, saying it declines to take any action in Knapp v Griffin-Valade, S070456.  This is the case filed by some Oregon voters to keep former President Donald Trump off the May Republican presidential primary ballot.

The release says the ballot doesn’t need to be printed until late March, and therefore there is no need for a decision now.  It says the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a similar case from Colorado on February 8.

Minnesota Supreme Court Hears Presidential Primary Ballot Access Case

On January 11, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard Ryan Binkley for President 2024 v Simon, A23-1900.  This is the case that challenges the Minnesota law that gives political parties complete power over who appears on their presidential primary ballots.  See this story, which seems to suggest that the Court will uphold the law.

The plaintiff, Ryan Binkley, has qualified for the Republican presidential primary ballot in virtually every other state so far.