On August 8, an Arizona Superior Court ruled that No Labels Party is a qualified party in Arizona. The Arizona Democratic Party had sued the Secretary of state, arguing that the Secretary should not have put the party on the ballot. The Democratic Party had argued that No Labels had submitted certain paperwork too early in the process, and that the paperwork should have been submitted after the petition had been submitted.
The Ohio Libertarian Party began its 2024 presidential independent petition on August 8. It is likely the party got between 6% and 8% of all the signatures it will need, in just a single day. Petitioning at the polls is an excellent petition technique. The stand-in presidential candidate listed on the petition is Tricia Sprankle; the vice-presidential stand-in is Ken Moellman.
As of 9:35 p.m. Ohio time, the Ohio ballot measure to make it more difficult for initiatives to get on the ballot is losing, with only 43% of the voters supporting it. Here is a link to the unofficial election returns, via the Ohio Secretary of State’s website.
On August 8, a U.S. District Court Judge issued a final order in North Carolina Green Party v North Carolina State Board of Elections, e.d., 5:22cv-276. This is the case in which the State Board of Elections had refused to put the Green Party on the ballot, even though the county election boards had certified that the party had enough valid signatures. The Judge had put the Green Party on the ballot last year, in time for the election.
The final order summarizes what happened in the case, and says the plaintiffs may seek attorneys fees, but that otherwise the case is over.
The Green Party is on the ballot in North Carolina in 2024 as well. In North Carolina, when a party is on the ballot in a midterm year, it is also automatically on the ballot for the following presidential year. The Green Party will remain on the ballot in North Carolina after 2024 if its presidential nominee appears on the ballot in at least 35 states.
The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives has published “Statistics of the November 2022 Congressional Election.” It is free and has general election returns for both houses of congress for 2022. The Clerk has been publishing a booklet like this every two years, starting in 1920. To obtain a copy, phone 202-225-1908.
