Both the Libertarian Party and the Green Party are circulating independent presidential petitions in Ohio. Because neither party has yet chosen national nominees, each is using stand-ins on the petitions. Ohio law explicitly allows stand-ins, who will resign from the ticket when the actual nominees are known.
The Libertarian petition now carries the names of Tricia Sprankle for president and Ken Moellman for vice-president.
The Green petition has Jill Stein for president and Anita Rios for vice-president.
The Ohio independent petition required 5,000 signatures, but the party petition requires 40,345. Therefore, each party is using the easier method, although unfortunately candidates who use the independent petition cannot have the party label on the ballot. The only qualified parties in Ohio in 2024 will probably be Republican, Democratic, and No Labels. The No Labels Party submitted its party petition over eight months ago and the state still hasn’t said if it is valid, although it is very likely the state will make that determination before the end of the year. No Labels submitted more than twice as many signatures as were required.