The Libertarian Party of Arkansas has completed its petition to be a recognized political party in Arkansas again.
According to Michael Pakko, LPAR Chair, 13,274 signatures were turned in to the Arkansas Secretary of State. Ten-thousand valid signatures of registered voters are required, meaning that a 75.335% validity rate is needed. All signatures were validated by the LPAR before turn in, and its valid signature count was 10,940.
No word has yet been received from the Secretary of State regarding its count of the number of valid signatures.
It will take 3% of the vote for President for the LPAR to maintain ballot access after the 2024 General Election.
Hopefully the Libertarian Party of Arkansas is successful in getting on the ballot
I also hope so, because consider this:
One vote is a bigger measure of support than one petition signature for ballot access. In 2022, the Lib. candidate for US Senate got over 28,000 votes. 28k votes > 10k signatures!
They will get on the ballot…
…and once again not get 3%.
Happens every 2 years for the last …14? 18? Sorry, lost count.