Party for Socialism and Liberation Submits Utah Petition
June 13th, 2008The Party for Socialism and Liberation has turned in 2,500 signatures to place its presidential candidate, Gloria La Riva, on the Utah ballot. The procedure requires 1,000 valid signatures. Although La Riva is using the independent petition method in Utah, Utah permits independent candidates to choose a partisan label which is printed on the November ballot. The party’s name is so long, for ballot purposes it generally uses the label “Socialism and Liberation.”
June 13th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Just curious, are there any states coming up with limits on partisan labels less than 20 characters? Socialism and Liberation is 24 characters (with spaces) or 22 (without spaces).
Although, they can get it down to 20 characters with “Socalism & Liberation”, I guess
June 13th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Good for her and her supporters.
June 13th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Thanks for the PSL news. I wonder if they’ll pay the $500 to get on in Colorado.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Shouldn’t they change their name to “Socialism OR Liberation”?
June 14th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
What do they use in States that use 3 letter abbreviations?
S&L ?
June 14th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
PSL, most likely.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:53 am
The general rule is that if a state allows an independent candidate to — in a partisan election — select a brief political philosophy or principle designation (instead of independent) to appear on the ballot seems to be in the number of words, not letters or characters.
Minnesota it is something like a three word max, cannot use ‘non-partisan’ and cannot be a major party label.
June 15th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
“What do they use in States that use 3 letter abbreviations?
S&L ?”
I think that naming a political party after a financial crisis would have its drawbacks! :D
June 22nd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Lex Says:
June 14th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Shouldn’t they change their name to “Socialism OR Liberation�
Phil Sawyer responds:
Typical bourgeois concept of liberty.