The Rhode Island Secretary of State has determined that three independent presidential candidates have enough valid signatures. They are Rocky De La Fuente, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein.
Rhode Island has three ballot-qualified parties: Democratic, Moderate, and Republican. The Moderate Party has no presidential nominee.
Candidates who use the Rhode Island independent petition procedure may choose a party label. De La Fuente’s label is “American Delta”; Johnson’s is “Libertarian”; Stein’s is “Green.” If any of these get 5% of the vote, that will cause that group to become ballot-qualified.
Evan McMullin did not petition in Rhode Island because the state requires independent presidential candidates to have their presidential elector candidates file a declaration of candidacy in June. No one has ever sued to overturn this law.
Lynn Kahn, an independent presidential candidate, and Darrell Castle, the Constitution Party nominee, filed the paperwork in June but then did not actually gather the signatures, or at least did not gather enough.
Congratulation to Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party for making it onto the ballot on all 50 states plus D.C.
Agreed! Congratulations also to Rocky de la Fuente — and I’d also like to recognize Jill Stein for getting on 45 ballots, a new Green Party high. (Now, if we could just get some positive movement in court in Nevada and Oklahoma. . . .)
From what I understand the CP was only going the write-in route.
As of right now, 7:39 PM EST on September 13, the RI SEc of State website still has Geen Party 818 Libertarian Party 630,
i have no doubt we shall both make it on the ballot, but it is still not official,. I asked election officials when it would be certified and they say on the 16th.
I coordianted the petiton drive for the Green Party in RI and am watching very carefully.