On September 19, over 200 U.S. political scientists published an open letter calling for Congress to pass a bill for multi-member U.S. House districts, combined with proportional representation. The group is organized under the name “Scholars for Redistricting Reform.” See the statement here.
A bill has been pending in Congress to make that change. It is HR 3863, by Congressman Don Beyer (D-Virginia). He has introduced it for several sessions of congress now.
Two minor party candidates for U.S. House have been invited to debate their major party opponents in Utah. The debates are conducted by the Utah Debate Commission, which bases its invitations on polls that the Commission itself conducts.
Constitution Party nominee Cassie Easley, running in the Second District, will debate her major party opponents on October 14.
United Utah Party nominee January Walker, running in the Fourth District, will debate her major party opponents on October 12.
There are no minor party or independent candidates in the First District. In the Third District, there are three minor party nominees but none of them scored high enough in the polls. They are from the Libertarian, Constitution, and Independent American Parties. See this story.
The New York State Board of Elections has posted this final list of candidates for federal and state office for the November 2022 election.
The Florida Secretary of State website has this list of candidates for federal and state office for 2022. The list includes candidates who ran in the primary and lost, so it must be read carefully.
The Libertarian Party has nominees for Governor, U.S. Senator, and two U.S. House seats. The Green Party has two legislative nominees. The Constitution Party has one legislative nominee.
The District of Columbia Board of Elections has posted sample ballots for the November 8, 2022. See the ward six ballot here.
The Green Party is well-positioned to keep its qualified status. It has nominees for Delegate to the U.S. House, Chairman of the City Council, and At-Large member of the City Council. The party needs 7,500 votes for any one of them. The Green Party also has a candidate for Shadow U.S. Representative, but that race doesn’t count for retention.
The Libertarian Party has nominees for Delegate to the House, and Mayor. It won’t be easy for the Libertarian Party to get 7,500 votes for either office, because the Republican Party has nominees for both offices as well. In midterm years the turnout in D.C. is low, so the vote test, realistically, is more difficult to meet in midterm years than in presidential years. Only once before did the Libertarian Party poll enough votes in D.C. in a midterm year, and that was in 2018, when the party got 7,569 for Mayor and 18,708 for Chair of the City Council. Republicans didn’t run for either of those offices in 2018.
