Better for America, which attempted to qualify as a party in New Mexico by the June 30 deadline, was told that its petition is 86 signatures short. The party has filed a lawsuit in state court, arguing that it really does have enough valid signatures. See this story. The Independent American Party won a similar lawsuit in New Mexico state court in 2012. The Secretary of State had determined that it didn’t have enough valid signatures for its U.S. Senate nominee, but the State Supreme Court reversed the Secretary of State and put the nominee on the ballot.
Better for America has not nominated anyone for president yet, but it is assumed that it will nominate Evan McMullin.
I thought they came up 140 signatures short.
Andy, you’re right. Originally they were 140 short. But then they did a re-validation process and the number was adjusted.
It can be close. In 1992, the Constitution Party (then the US Taxpayers Party) got on the ballot with just eight signatures to spare.
Any updates in this story?