In November 2024, the Georgia Libertarian Party lost its qualified status for statewide office. The Telegraph, a daily newspaper in Macon, points out that unless the party can get back on the ballot, there won’t be any general election run-offs in 2026 (except in exceedingly unlikely event that some statewide race is so close that write-in votes prevent anyone from getting 50%).
See this story.
The only reason the Libertarian Party went off the ballot in November 2024 is because the state cancelled the elections for Public Service Commissioner. The Libertarian Party always would get enough votes for those offices to remain on the ballot. But because they weren’t on the ballot, the only way for the party to stay on was to poll a large vote for president, which it could not do.
Maybe don’t run gay communist Chase Oliver and you would get the votes.
The only Libertarian presidential nominee who ever got enough votes in Georgia to keep the party on the ballot was Gary Johnson in 2016.
They could have had 1% if they nominated an actual libertarian who campaigned instead of a communist who spent all his time at gay pride events and gay bars.
In 1988 Ron Paul, the Libertarian presidential nominee, polled 8,435 votes in Georgia. The vote test in Georgia in 1988 was 25,759.
total failure to note EQUAL in 14-1 amdt —
Separate is NOT equal – 1954 brown v bd of ed
individuals are elected — NOT *parties*
1988 was pre internet and pre socal media. Pre wall to wall news oter than CNN. Poor example. A Ron Paul type today would have polled 1%.
Didn’t something get passed in Geirgia which says that if a political party is recognized in a specific number of states but not recognized in Georgia it can place its presidential candidate on the ballot in Georgia with its party label without having to gather petition signatures?
Georgia
Andy, yes, but it only puts presidential candidates on the Georgia ballot, not US Senate or statewide state offices.
Yes, this is what I thought.