On June 28, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld Texas law barring “electioneering” inside or within 100 feet of an entrance to a polling place, whether it is on Election Day or for early voting, and whether or not the “electioneering” involves an issue, candidate or party that is on the ballot at that time and place.
The case was Ostrewich v. Tatum, et al. Here is a link to the decision:
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-20577-CV0.pdf
According to Sue Edward, Secretary of the Missouri Green Party, the MGP is now circulating a party petition for ballot access in The Show Me state for the 2024 General Election.
She estimates that about 2,500 signatures have been gathered to date. 10,000 valid signatures will be needed by July 31, 2024, and the MGP’s goal is to turn in 15,000 total signatures. If the petition succeeds, it would qualify the MGP’s nominated candidates for all partisan elections in Missouri in November 2024.
The MGP would retain ballot access after 2024 if one of its candidates polls 2%+ for a statewide office in November 2024.
The MGP is going to hold an online ballot access drive coordination meeting on Wed, July 12, 7-8PM Central Time. Anyone interested in attending should contact Ms. Edward at secretary [at] missourigreenparty.org.
The June 2023 Florida registration tally shows:
Republican 5,309,900
Democratic 4,813,121
Independent Party 213,386
Libertarian 38,756
Green 7,838
Constitution 6,490
Conservative 4,824
No Labels 3,424
Ecology 2,785
Socialism & Liberation 1,685
Reform 1,403
Coalition with a Purpose 1,047
People’s 783
Boricua 549
Forward 216
independent voters 4,010,490
At the October 2022 tally, the totals were:
Republican 5,277,394
Democratic 4,971,444
Independent Party 206,024
Libertarian 39,451
Green 7,826
Constitution 3,893
Socialism & Liberation 1,604
Reform 1,456
Ecology 1,253
People’s 579
Coalitiion with a Purpose 69
independent voters 3,992,985
On May 2, the Boricua Party qualified in Florida. The party’s webpage is still under construction. If any commenter has any information about what the party stands for, please comment. Florida now has 15 qualified parties.
On June 29, the Utah state elections office determined that the No Labels Party petition is valid, so the party is now on the ballot in Utah for 2024.
