The New York Libertarian Party held a state convention in Rochester on October 25, and nominated Larry Sharpe for Governor. Sharpe was also the party’s gubernatorial nominee in 2018, when he polled 95,033 votes and gave the Libertarians party status for the first time in history. However, that was taken away in 2020 when the legislature changed the definition of a qualified party to a group that polled 2% for Governor. Sharpe had polled 1.56% in 2018.
Sharpe has been campaigning for the 2026 election for weeks. He is planning to visit all 62 counties. The party’s state convention was unusually early, but the party will need 45,000 valid signatures to get Sharpe on the 2026 ballot, and it wants to get an early start on the campaign. The petitioning period is only six weeks, in April and May 2026. It is likely that a lawsuit will be filed against the short petitioning period and the early deadline. New York’s deadline had been in August, until it was moved to May in 2019.
The question is can he get ballot access.
At least according to the state government’s website, New York has 62 counties, not 58. (I checked because I thought it would be amusing if California and New York had the same number of counties.)
thank you, Dave, you are right. I fixed the post.
what pct of ny voters in commie ny city – olde 4 counties ???
rightside split – LP / Elephants / Cons
If one is born in the United States as a citizen, but is denied freedom of choice when balloting, it that not a virtual deportation? How many people will the incumbent NY fascists deport for the 2026 election? Only 2%? How many 2% groups?
Hopefully they will return to the 50,000 rule, however I’m not getting my hopes up.
Best wishes to Larry Sharpe and the New York Libertarian Party. He is an articulate and energetic candidate.
He’s not even White, lol