The Kansas House Elections Committee has introduced HB 2113. It lowers the petition for a newly-qualifying party from 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1%. Also it expands the time to obtain the signatures from six months to one year.
The Green Party did the lobbying to bring this bill into existence. The Green Party has never been able to get on the ballot as a party in Kansas. Thanks to Nick Blessing for this news.
Damn I wish we had that in Texas. Beto driving midterm turnout means that — as Greens’ ballot access petition for 2018 fizzled and nobody thought that Dems would leave a CCA spot open — that it’s going to be a huge hurdle next year.
Does the bill also bar both Kris Kobach and Greg Orman from ever again running for office?
Maybe Texas activists could get a good bill introduced in Texas. It never hurts to try. We can’t win if we don’t play the game.
Richard, it’s always possible. That said, the Green Party here has pretty much imploded over the last 18 months. Infighting, allegations of racism and more.
And, as the Libertarians have maintained party-line ballot access for what, almost 20 years now, they really don’t have anything invested in making it easier.
Libertarians in Texas went off the ballot in November 2002, and had to do the petition to get back on in 2004. Libertarians in Texas needed 5% in November 2016 to stay on, but because the Democrats ran a full slate in 2016, it wasn’t easy for any statewide Libertarian to get 5%. Only one Libertarian, Mark Miller, did, and he got 5.28%, so it was a narrow escape. So Texas Libertarians are very motivated to improve the Texas law.
EQUAL BALLOT ACCESS TESTS FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES FOR THE SAME OFFICE IN THE SAME AREA.
14 AMDT TOOK EFFECT JULY 1868
— PARTLY TO ALLOW ELEPHANTS TO GET BALLOT ACCESS IN EX-SLAVE / EX-REBEL STATES.
GO TO COURT — RATHER THAN USE UNION ARMY BAYONETS.
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PR AND APPV
There is a situation where the split vote problem in pluralism shuts out third parties and independents.
The LP uses the same system that brings a one-party system – Approval Voting in single-winner districts, POTUS and Vice-POTUS, in two single-winner district elections, at the national convention.
The mathmatics of PPR correct the problems with bringing the one-party or two-party system but not many people know. .
To annoint someone under pluralism is the old way.
The new United Coalition USA is bringing the 538-member Electoral College which brings the new three-party system, where three biggest factions come within one vote of simultaeously electring either #1 and/or #2.
We need team players to bring the three-party system and everyone needs to look into teamwork and team psychology to help improve the moral for everyone.
The PPR Electoral College guarantees that more than 99% of the Elector Colleges’ votes will elect both President and Vice-president and so we need men to unite and bring the best names with the highest numbers of votes to count.
Only PPR guarantees that 66.66% (plus two votes) will elect #1 and #2. Us men can make history when 66.66% plus a few more are to vote for whom they believe will be best for the whole USA.
The United Coalition USA is striving to eliminate all single winner districts and by doing that we end the two-party system.
We ask everyone to get involved in three different political parties to bring the three-party system for President and Vice President.
I personally bring the Libertarian, One and Green Parties but everyone can make up their own. It requires effort to be a team player and we are hopeful that we find the best.
Correction. More than 99% or the voted cast for the Electors will elect the Electors and/or 66.66% (plus two votes) of the elected Electors’ votes elect #1 and #2, depending on how the rules are written and apply.