[Lnc-business] Ballot access races from LP News Page 13

[Wes Benedict]

Page 13 of LP News lists the important ballot access races:
https://lpaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-4_LP_News.pdf
Bob Johnson, Carla Howell, and Richard Winger credited for the article.

I've copied and pasted the text below for easy reference on phones.

AR 3% in the presidential race gets full-ballot access for two
years. Would be the first time the party has ever retained
ballot access. Removes need to petition to get on the ballot.
CT 1% in the presidential race allows the state party to
avoid having to collect 7,500 signatures to get the 2020
presidential candidate on the ballot.
DC Candidate for president, city council, or delegate to U.S.
House must get 7,500 votes. Would be the second time party
has achieved ballot access (last time in 2012). Signature
requirements to get candidates on the ballot would be
significantly less in 2018.

GA Approximately 1.5% of votes cast (1% of registered
voters) for any statewide candidate allows the party to run
statewide candidates in 2018 without petitioning.
IL 5% in race for president, U.S. Senate, or comptroller gets
ballot access in 2018 for statewide candidates. Statewide
candidates would still need to petition, but much less (5,000
signatures instead of 25,000). Signatures needed for state
Senate and House candidates would be cut in half (to 1,000
and 500 signatures, respectively).
IA 2% in the presidential race gets ballot access for two
years. Would be the first time ever in the state. Signature
requirement would be significantly less.
KY 2% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four
years. It would be the first time ever in the state. Would
not have to collect 5,000 signatures for 2020 presidential
nominee or other statewide candidates.

MA 3% in the presidential race gets party status for two years.
Signature requirement would be unchanged. “Libertarian”
would be added as a choice on voter registration forms.
MN 5% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four
years. Would remove the need to petition.
NH 4% in the race for governor or U.S. Senate (presidential
vote has no effect) gets ballot access for two years. Would
be the first time since November 1996. Would remove a
significant petitioning requirement.
NC 2% in the race for president or governor retains ballot access
for four years. LPNC has retained ballot access through last
two presidential cycles. If party loses ballot access, will have
to collect signatures equal to 2% of votes cast in 2016 for
governor (approximately 90,000 signatures).
ND 5% in the race for president or governor retains ballot
access for 2 years. Would be the second time in party
history that party retained ballot access. Would remove
the need to petition.

OK 2.5% in the race for president retains ballot access for two
years. Would be the first time in history for any party other
than Democrats and Republicans. If LP gets 2.5% for
governor in 2018, presidential candidate gets on the 2020
ballot without petitioning.
RI 5% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four
years. Would be the first time in party history. Signature
requirements would remain the same.
TX 5% in any statewide race gets ballot access for two years.
Would avoid requirement to collect approximately 80,000
signatures in 75 days. Party has been able to retain ballot
access for many years, but always had at least one two-
way statewide race to get the 5% vote threshold required
to retain access. There are no two-way statewide races this
election. However, Mark Miller for Railroad Commission
has received endorsements from the
Houston Chronicle
and the
Dallas Morning News
.
WA 5% in the presidential race allows the state party to get the
2020 presidential candidate on the ballot without petitioning.
WV 1% in the race for governor (presidential vote has no
effect) gives the party ballot access for four years.
Otherwise, party will have to petition for president and all
other candidates to get on the ballot in 2018 & 2020.

-- 
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
*New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
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