On August 4, the People’s Party filed its Eleventh Circuit brief in People’s Party of Florida v Department of State, 22-12451. The issue is the relatively new Florida law that makes it impossible for a newly-qualifying party to run any candidates in its first year on the ballot.
Here is the brief.
Does the People’s Party have any candidates anyway, after all the people Nick Brana has run off?
New parties ought to be allowed to have a primary if they are willing to pay for it. Then, these new parties could charge candidates to be listed on their primary ballots to pay for the cost of the new party.
If a new party can collect enough money from prospective candidates to pay for its own primary, why should any state prevent it from doing so? If they can do that, that seems to be sufficient to establish their seriousness as a party.
The Florida People’s Party has a very strong candidate for Pasco County Commission. She is well-known in the county. If she doesn’t get on the ballot, there will be only Republican nominees for that office.
Only Republican nominees? Every election should be like that!