New York Conservative Party Nominates Donald Trump for President

On August 17, the New York Conservative Party nominated Donald J. Trump for President.  The state convention was in Jericho, in Nassau County.  Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news.

The Conservative Party was a ballot-qualified party starting in 1962, making it the oldest continuously-qualified minor party in any state.  It has always nominated whomever the Republican Party nominated for president, except in 1964, when the Republican Party refused to allow its presidential elector candidates to accept the nomination of the Conservative Party.  Therefore, in 1964 the Conservative Party had no presidential nominee on the ballot.

The Working Families Party nominated Kamala Harris on July 25, even before the Democratic Party had nominated her.  The Working Families Party has always nominated the Democratic Party presidential nominee.

Georgia Democrats Challenge Jill Stein’s Ballot Access in Georgia

A Georgia Administrative Law judge will soon decide whether Jill Stein should be on the Georgia ballot or not.  Georgia law, passed just this year, says a “political body which has obtained ballot access in no fewer than 20 states or territories for the office of presidential elector” is automatically on the Georgia ballot for president only.

In Georgia, minor parties that are not ballot-qualified are still expected to file a list of their officers and bylaws, and then they are a “political body”, but except for the law mentioned above, they must petition for their nominees.

The original Georgia Green Party has the status of a political body.  It is called the Georgia Green Party.  But it is no longer affiliated with the national Green Party, because the national Green Party objects to the Georgia Green Party’s stance on gender care for teen-agers.  The Georgia Green Party wants to outlaw such care.

Greens in Georgia who support such care have formed the Unified Green Party.

Georgia Democrats say Jill Stein can’t be on the ballot under the new law because the political body, the Georgia Green Party, is not the same organization that put Jill Stein on the ballot in other states around the nation.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Withdraws from Texas Ballot

On August 23, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. removed his name from the Texas ballot, according to the Secretary of State’s website.  He did not make a public announcement about his action.  Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.

The Kennedy campaign had said he would withdraw from ten “battleground” states, but it did not specify which ten states.  Besides Texas, he has also withdrawn from Arizona.