The American Delta Party and the Progressive Party have both filed paperwork to try to qualify as parties in Maine, for the 2018 election. The Constitution Party also tried to file, but the Secretary of State said there was a flaw in the paperwork.
The American Delta Party and the Progressive Party have both filed paperwork to try to qualify as parties in Maine, for the 2018 election. The Constitution Party also tried to file, but the Secretary of State said there was a flaw in the paperwork.
Good. The more third-parties there are, the better the elections are, generally speaking.
Highly doubt the CP will be able to collect the right amount of signatures to get on there.
They do have a better shot with Hawaii though.
What are the current requirements for a party to seek qualification in Maine?
Really, there aren’t any. The statutory law requires 5,000 registered members by December 1, 2017, but that was enjoined.
Glad to see the American Delta Party is sticking around.
The CP was on the ballot for a long time in Maine. Why did they lose their ballot place?
What are the qualifications for a new party in each state, if you have this Richard, could you send me a link to that sheet so I can update my ballot access table for 2018. Link: http://waunakeegan.weebly.com/waunakeegan-results.html the table is at the bottom.
Michael, the Constitution Party was never a ballot-qualified party in Maine. Some years in the past its presidential nominee got on the November ballot via the independent petition, which allows a party label other than just “independent.”
The Progressive Party might be able to boot the Green Party and essentially have a 2nd major progressive state party like Vermont.
Richard, how do we contact other Progressive Parties nationwide. It would help us immensely, since the Democrats seem to love using our party name for themselves.