The 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.”
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
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
Good for her and her supporters.
Thanks for the PSL news. I wonder if they’ll pay the $500 to get on in Colorado.
Shouldn’t they change their name to “Socialism OR Liberation”?
What do they use in States that use 3 letter abbreviations?
S&L ?
PSL, most likely.
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.
“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! 😀
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.