Wyoming has very difficult ballot access for both new parties and independent candidates. The only party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, that has appeared on the Wyoming ballot since 2001 has been the Libertarian Party. The Constitution Party is working on an all-volunteer petition drive to obtain the 4,988 valid signatures needed for party status in 2010, and now has 2,400 signatures.
Although 4,988 signatures may not sound difficult, Wyoming is the nation’s least populous state. The law requires 2% of the last U.S. House vote. If the Constitution Party succeeds in 2010, this will be the first new party petition to succeed in Wyoming for a mid-term year election since the Libertarians last did it in 1994 (Libertarians have not needed to petition since 1994, because the party always meets the vote test to remain on the ballot). Neither the Green Party nor the Constitution Party has ever been on the Wyoming ballot. Wyoming was one of seven states in which Ralph Nader failed to get on the ballot in 2000.
Wasn’t Chuck Baldwin on the ballot in Wyoming in 2008? If so, was he on as an independent or did he have the Constitution Party label next to his name?
Wasn’t Ralf Nader on the ballot in Wyoming in 2008 as well?
Whoops, I meant Ralph Nader.
Yes, both Ralph Nader and Chuck Baldwin were on the Wyoming ballot as independents. Barr was on as the Libertarian Party candidate. The vote received by each and the percentage is as follows:
Ralph Nader 2,525 votes or 0.99%
Bob Barr 1,594 votes or 0.63%
Chuck Baldwin 1,192 votes or 0.47%
Nader won the most votes of the three in every county. Baldwin out polled Barr in six of the 23 counties and tied Barr in two others. Baldwin did best in the small rural counties, but did less well in most of the more populous counties.
We can win control of the House of Representatives for restoration of the Constitution in the next election cycle. To see how visit:
http://laboratoryofthestates.org/call_to_action_story
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We live in Greybull, Big Horn County. We’d like to help. Although we are both registered republicans, we’re getting pretty sick of the one party system lately. Send us your petitions and we’ll be happy to round you up a few hundred signatures.