The Constitution Party is now ballot-qualified in Montana, as a result of obtaining 5,000 valid signatures on its party petition. This time, the party is running a candidate for a statewide office (Clerk of the Supreme Court), so it is highly likely to poll enough votes to remain on the ballot for 2008.
In Nebraska, the Constitution Party’s affiliate, the Nebraska Party, has also re-qualified, by submitting 4,735 valid signatures. The party is now the only party on the Nebraska ballot, except for the Democrats and Republicans. The party is extremely likely to poll enough votes to remain on the ballot for 2008 as well, since it has candidates for several statewide offices, and there is no Democrat in those races, making it virtually certain that it will poll 5%.
it just seems like at some point the Constitution Party is going to have to try to have the same party name in every state.
The reason that the Constitution Party is listed
on State ballots with different names follows the Con-
stitution. As a federation of Independent State Parties
that have joined together in a Unified campaign for a
Presidential candidate every 4 years. Some of these
Parties have been active and/or ballot qualified for
over 30 years. So for those parties to change their
name they would lose a great deal of the good will and
support that they’ve built up over the years. Each
state party chooses its domestic candidates under its
own rules with NO interference from a NATIONAL Party
headquarters. Finally, the Party rules allow for each
state organization to qualify and maintain its ballot
status under its own chosen name.
yeah I am aware of why they do it. I just think in the long road this will hinder the growth of the party
In some states we would lose our ballot access. It is not as easy as just changing the name. It is considered forming a new party here in CT.
Yeah I know that is why the party has different names in different states. but it seems that in the case mentioned here in Nebraska that since the party has to requalify for ballot access anyway they could have made the change over now and changed their name to the Constituion party. It seems like this would be the perfect time for them to have made the switch
Many states have decided to leave the national party anyway due to unprincipled leadership and the compromise of platform principles. Ask Michael Peroutka if you don’t believe me. They treated him like dirt at the National Committee meeting.