On November 22, the Utah Elections office posted the official canvass of votes to its web page.  The figures show that the Libertarian Party did receive enough votes to remain ballot-qualified.  On election night, it appeared that the party had failed to re-qualify by about 100 votes.  But the official figures are more favorable.

The party needed to receive 12,810 votes for one of its nominees.  Its gubernatorial nominee polled 12,871 votes.  This means the Libertarian Party is now ballot-qualified for president in 2012 in 27 states.  A petition drive is underway in Maryland which should be finished by early January, which will increase the number to 28.  If the New York official canvass shows that the party polled at least 50,000 votes for Governor, that will increase the number to 29.   That canvass won’t be finished until mid-December.

It was already obvious, on election night, that the Constitution Party had received enough votes to remain on the ballot in Utah.  Its nominee for U.S. Senate polled 35,937 votes, almost 6%.  The Constitution Party is on the ballot for president already in 12 states.  The Green Party is now on for president in 2012 in 14 states, and that will increase to 15 when it submits its Maryland petition by the end of the year.