The only ballot-qualified parties in Arkansas are the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian Parties. Unqualified parties can be on for president if they submit 1,000 signatures; also independent candidates for president need 1,000 signatures. These are two different types of petition. The presidential party petition doesn’t need the name of the candidate, and thus can be circulated before the group has chosen its nominee.
The groups or candidates who used one of the presidential procedures are: Alliance, American Solidarity, Constitution, Green, Life & Liberty, Prohibition, Socialism & Liberation, Brock Pierce, and Kanye West.
So no Life & Liberty Party, as previously reported?
What about Brian Carroll and the American Solidarity Party ticket?
Yes, very concerning not to see ASP and L&L on this list since they turned in full petitions, and I know ASp got confirmation.
The Life and Liberty Party got enough petition signatures in Arkansas to qualify for presidential ballot access last year. If they are not on the AR ballot it could be because maybe they did not submit a full slate of presidential electors.
Thank you for the corrections. I was out of the house most of the day and couldn’t fix it until hours later.
All the paperwork has been submitted to the AR SOS. Just searching for Arkansas Electors now.
This is not directed at any one party mentioned here, but if you can’t find 1 person in an entire congressional district that wants to be an elector you need to grow before people will take your party seriously
the electors don’t need to live in any particular US House district.
After a courteous, but frank conversation with J.R. Myers, Chair of the L&L Party, I know that the Life & Liberty Party has no real infrastructure or meaningful grassroot support and may dissolve soon or form into an Action Committee or a Think Tank. It is a split-off from the Constitution Party established by disgruntled party members upset with the national party leadership. Unfortunately, the Constitution Party is so small that an effective challenge to leadership is at present, impossible. There is a lot of bad blood and the old timers feel entitled to get their way. So, I fully understand why the L&L Party was formed in the first place. However, with the advent of Trumpism the Constitution Party is in REAL TROUBLE! The Republican Party is finally embracing an AMERICA FIRST agenda which eliminates the necessity of most Paleo-Conservatives/Right-Libertarians to seek out a 3rd Party at this time.
Snooze.