July 11 is the Illinois deadline for petitions to place independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, on the ballot. The only group that has petitioned this year in Illinois for statewide office is the Libertarian Party, which expects to submit approximately 36,700 signatures. The legal requirement is 25,000.
Kansas registration data for July 1, 2022, is: Republican 851,882; Democratic 495,574; Libertarian 22,207; independent and other, 560,309.
Percentages are: Republican 44.14%; Democratic 25.68%; Libertarian 1.15%; independent and other, 29.03%.
Percentages in October 2020 were: Republican 45.10%; Democratic 26.53%; Libertarian 1.06%; independent and other, 27.32%.
The New Jersey Globe, an on-line newspaper covering New Jersey politics, has this story about the Moderate Party, a party that exists only in New Jersey. It is a new party that supports fusion, and it intends to file a lawsuit soon, arguing that the New Jersey state constitution protects the right of parties to jointly nominate a candidate.
Carolina Journal, a non-profit news source for North Carolina that is both in-print and electronic, here has a story about the North Carolina Libertarian Party support for ballot access for the Green Party.
On July 7, the New Mexico Secretary of State determined that the Green Party ballot access petition has enough valid signatures, so the party is a qualified minor party for 2022 and 2024. Thanks to Mike Feinstein for this news.
