Working Families Party Re-Qualifies in Delaware

April 15th, 2010

When Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed HB 245 earlier this year, the bill took effect immediately, and had the effect of disqualifying the Constitution, Green and Working Families Parties from the ballot. The bill doubled the number of registered voters needed, from 306 registered members, to 612.

The Working Families Party has just finished another registration drive, and now has 617 registered members, so it is back on the ballot.

5 Responses to “Working Families Party Re-Qualifies in Delaware”

  1. Ross Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 7:31 am

    Is there fusion voting in Delaware?

  2. Richard Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 7:36 am

    Yes.

  3. Curt Boyd Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 5:16 pm

    Wasn’t the Socialist Worker’s Party also disqualified by the new law?

  4. Richard Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    Yes, you’re right, the Socialist Workers Party and also the Blue Enigma Party were also both disqualified. But they didn’t seem to plan any election activity in 2010 in any event.

  5. Gregg Jocoy Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 7:41 pm

    Richard, if you were to design a ballot access scheme, how would you do it? What approach would work best for establishing a ballot line, and for maintaining it?