On June 30, Indiana Republican State Senator John Waterman turned in signatures to be the Taxpayer Party candidate for Governor. The party has no other nominees (except for Lieutenant Governor). No one knows how many signatures he turned in, since separate turn-ins were made to various counties. The signatures must be checked by July 15. The requirement is 32,742 signatures. If Waterman qualifies, this will be the first statewide minor party or independent petition to succeed in Indiana since 2000, when Pat Buchanan qualified as the Reform Party presidential nominee. The Libertarian Party has been on the ballot automatically in Indiana since 1994, but the Green and Constitution Parties have never been on for statewide office.