The Georgia Libertarian Party is running John Monds for Public Service Commission. This is a partisan statewide race. Monds has no Democratic opponent. The only candidate besides Monds is the incumbent Commissioner, H. Doug Everett, the Republican nominee. This will be the first 2-way statewide race that a Georgia Libertarian has been in since 1994, when Sharon Harris was one of only two candidates for Agriculture Commissioner. Harris received 301,416 votes, or 22.6%. 1994 was a low turnout year in Georgia. If Monds gets the same percentage that Harris got, and if Georgia has a turnout in 2008 that is no higher than the 2004 turnout of 3,300,000, then Monds will get 750,000 votes.
John could use your help. If you want him to win, show your support at http://www.mondsforpsc.com/
just curious, what would the Libertarian Party have to do to earn the same status that the Democrats and Republicans have in Georgia
The Georgia law says parties aren’t ballot-qualified for district and county office unless they got 20% of the vote in the entire U.S. for president, or 20% for Governor of Georgia, at either of the last two elections.
Guess they need to find a very popular figure in Georgia to run for Governor then. It would either have to be someone well known like Bob Barr or someone with a ton of money that could fund their own campaign at same level or greater then the Democratic and Republican candidates.