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data-canvas-width="377.71999999999986">Page 13 of LP News lists
the important ballot access races:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lpaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-4_LP_News.pdf">https://lpaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-4_LP_News.pdf</a><br>
Bob Johnson, Carla Howell, and Richard Winger credited for the
article.<br>
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I've copied and pasted the text below for easy reference on
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AR 3% in the presidential race gets full-ballot access for two<br>
years. Would be the first time the party has ever retained<br>
ballot access. Removes need to petition to get on the ballot.<br>
CT 1% in the presidential race allows the state party to<br>
avoid having to collect 7,500 signatures to get the 2020<br>
presidential candidate on the ballot.<br>
DC Candidate for president, city council, or delegate to U.S.<br>
House must get 7,500 votes. Would be the second time party<br>
has achieved ballot access (last time in 2012). Signature<br>
requirements to get candidates on the ballot would be<br>
significantly less in 2018.<br>
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GA Approximately 1.5% of votes cast (1% of registered<br>
voters) for any statewide candidate allows the party to run<br>
statewide candidates in 2018 without petitioning.<br>
IL 5% in race for president, U.S. Senate, or comptroller gets<br>
ballot access in 2018 for statewide candidates. Statewide<br>
candidates would still need to petition, but much less (5,000<br>
signatures instead of 25,000). Signatures needed for state<br>
Senate and House candidates would be cut in half (to 1,000<br>
and 500 signatures, respectively).<br>
IA 2% in the presidential race gets ballot access for two<br>
years. Would be the first time ever in the state. Signature<br>
requirement would be significantly less.<br>
KY 2% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four<br>
years. It would be the first time ever in the state. Would<br>
not have to collect 5,000 signatures for 2020 presidential<br>
nominee or other statewide candidates.<br>
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MA 3% in the presidential race gets party status for two years.<br>
Signature requirement would be unchanged. “Libertarian”<br>
would be added as a choice on voter registration forms.<br>
MN 5% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four<br>
years. Would remove the need to petition.<br>
NH 4% in the race for governor or U.S. Senate (presidential<br>
vote has no effect) gets ballot access for two years. Would<br>
be the first time since November 1996. Would remove a<br>
significant petitioning requirement.<br>
NC 2% in the race for president or governor retains ballot access<br>
for four years. LPNC has retained ballot access through last<br>
two presidential cycles. If party loses ballot access, will have<br>
to collect signatures equal to 2% of votes cast in 2016 for<br>
governor (approximately 90,000 signatures).<br>
ND 5% in the race for president or governor retains ballot<br>
access for 2 years. Would be the second time in party<br>
history that party retained ballot access. Would remove<br>
the need to petition.<br>
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OK 2.5% in the race for president retains ballot access for two<br>
years. Would be the first time in history for any party other<br>
than Democrats and Republicans. If LP gets 2.5% for<br>
governor in 2018, presidential candidate gets on the 2020<br>
ballot without petitioning.<br>
RI 5% in the presidential race gets ballot access for four<br>
years. Would be the first time in party history. Signature<br>
requirements would remain the same.<br>
TX 5% in any statewide race gets ballot access for two years.<br>
Would avoid requirement to collect approximately 80,000<br>
signatures in 75 days. Party has been able to retain ballot<br>
access for many years, but always had at least one two-<br>
way statewide race to get the 5% vote threshold required<br>
to retain access. There are no two-way statewide races this<br>
election. However, Mark Miller for Railroad Commission<br>
has received endorsements from the<br>
Houston Chronicle<br>
and the<br>
Dallas Morning News<br>
.<br>
WA 5% in the presidential race allows the state party to get the<br>
2020 presidential candidate on the ballot without petitioning.<br>
WV 1% in the race for governor (presidential vote has no<br>
effect) gives the party ballot access for four years.<br>
Otherwise, party will have to petition for president and all<br>
other candidates to get on the ballot in 2018 & 2020. <br>
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