On November 23, the Alaska Division of Elections finished the ranked choice tabulation and posted the results on its website. See here. On the far right, choose “Ranked Choice Voting Tabulations”.
The U.S. House race included a Libertarian, Chris Bye. The report shows that his voters made these second-choice votes: Nick Begich 1,988; Sarah Palin 1,064; Mary Peltola 1,030; no second choice 901. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link.
In the 32 jurisdictions that provide for registration by party, the figures for October 2022 show that the share of voters registered in minor parties and as independents has hit a new high. 31.67% of registered voters in those places are not members of either the Republican or Democratic Party.
In past even-year October tallies, the number of registrants outside the two major parties has been: 2020 30.82%; 2018 30.90%; 2016 30.03%; 2014 29.04%; 2012 28.05%; 2010 26.44%; 2008 25.66%; 2006 25.97%; 2004 25.02%.
The data will be printed in the December 1, 2022 Ballot Access News, by state and by party.
This story about the Working Families Party in Tompkins County, New York, says the party received 13.2% of the county’s gubernatorial vote in the November 8, 2022 election. The story says this was the party’s strongest county in the state. Tompkins County is upstate and contains Ithaca.
On November 23, the Third Circuit upheld a 1944 New Jersey law that says if a candidate on a primary ballot mentions an individual or a group in his or her ballot label, the candidate must get permission from that individual or group. Mazo v New Jersey Secretary of State, 21-2630. Here is the decision.
New Jersey is the only state that lets primary candidates choose a ballot label (except that California lets all candidates have their occupation on the ballot). The label can be up to six words. But if the label mentions a group, that group must give permission to the candidate. Similarly, if the label mentions an individual, the named individual must give permission.
The decision is by Judge Cheryl Ann Krause, an Obama appointee. It is also signed by Judge Jane Roth, a Bush Sr. appointee; and Judge Patty Shwartz, an Obama appointee. The decision is in conflict with a First Circuit decision, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 638 F 3d 6 (2011), which says that if a general election candidate wants a ballot label that mentions the name of an unqualified party, he or she may have that label, regardless of the wishes of that political party.
At the November 8, 2022 election, six nominee-members of the Vermont Progressive Party were elected to the legislature. They are Tanya Vyhovsky to the State Senate; and these elected to the State House: Brian Cina, Troy Headrick, Kate Logan, Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, and Taylor Small.
In 2020, the party had elected nine state legislators, two to the State Senate, and seven to the State House.
