The California election law lets each qualified party decide for itself whether to let independent voters vote in their presidential primaries. As was the case in 2020, the Democratic, Libertarian, and American Independent Parties will let independents choose their presidential primary ballot. The Republican, Green, and Peace & Freedom Parties will not let independents choose one of their primary ballots. Thanks to Eric Wong for this news.
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas has completed its petition to be a recognized political party in Arkansas again.
According to Michael Pakko, LPAR Chair, 13,274 signatures were turned in to the Arkansas Secretary of State. Ten-thousand valid signatures of registered voters are required, meaning that a 75.335% validity rate is needed. All signatures were validated by the LPAR before turn in, and its valid signature count was 10,940.
No word has yet been received from the Secretary of State regarding its count of the number of valid signatures.
It will take 3% of the vote for President for the LPAR to maintain ballot access after the 2024 General Election.
A fee of up to $40,000 is being assessed by the Republican Party of Colorado to GOP presidential candidates to appear on its primary ballot on March 5, 2024.
Here is a story.
Paying a fee instead of gathering petitioning signatures should be an option for third party and independent candidates to get on the ballot. Obviously, the amount of the fee would matter, but in many circumstances it would cost less than petitioning.
Here is a story on this long-developing brouhaha.
Here is a story on this development. The trial that challenges the legality of his candidacy is going to proceed to trial before the end of October.
