On September 30, a Montana state trial court issued an opinion in Montana Democratic Party v Jacobsen, DV21-0451. It ruled that the Montana Constitution bars the legislature from having repealed election-day registration.
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The California Secretary of State has released a new Report of Registration, showing how many registered voters there are in each party, and how many independent voters there are. See it here.
The Common Sense Party, which is not a qualified party, has 26,630 registrants, still far from enough to qualify, but higher than it was at the last tally, when it was 20,813.
The new percentages are: Democratic 46.89%; Republican 23.88%; American Independent 3.50%; Libertarian 1.05%; Peace & Freedom .55%; Green .43%; Common Sense .12%; independent, miscellaneous and unknown 23.57%.
The percentages in May 2022, the last tally, were: Democratic 46.77%; Republican 23.93%; American Independent 3.42%; Libertarian 1.03%; Peace & Freedom .53%; Green .42%; Common Sense .09%; independent, miscellaneous and unknown 23.92%.
On September 30, U.S. District Court Judge Kristine G. Baker, an Obama appointee, struck down the Arkansas procedures for new or previously unqualified parties. She struck down the 3% petition, the early deadline, and the requirement that all signatures be gathered in 90 days. The Opinion is 83 pages.
Last week, Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon spoke to a Republican meeting. According to a newspaper story, he said the Libertarian Party and the Democratic Party are growing stronger in Alabama. See the next-to-the-last paragraph in this story.
On September 21, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, a Democrat, asked the legislature to pass a state constitutional amendment that would authorize the statewide initiative process. See this story.