Arkansas Libertarian Party Soon Will Start Petition to Qualify as a Party for 2012
March 14th, 2011The Arkansas Libertarian Party will launch a petition drive in April to qualify for the 2012 ballot as a full-fledged party. The party has virtually met its goal of raising $30,000 to pay for the petition drive, which needs 10,000 valid signatures, to be collected in any three months of the party’s own choosing.
Arkansas is the only state in which the Libertarian Party has never placed any nominees on the ballot for partisan office other than President. Arkansas has far easier procedures for parties to get on the ballot for President only, and the party has always used the president-only procedures in the past.
The Green Party of Arkansas is currently in court against Arkansas, over the law on how a party retains its place on the ballot. The law requires all parties to poll 3% for the office at the top of the ballot (President in presidential years, Governor in gubernatorial years). The case is in the 8th circuit.
March 14th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Any body in the Green Party leadership with any brain cells about Separate is NOT equal — Brown v Bd of Ed 1954 ???
March 14th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
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March 14th, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Congratulations to the Arkansas Libertarian Party on its fund raising achievement.
March 15th, 2011 at 11:21 am
I concur with the statement of Mr. Whitfield, above, and challenge Constitution Party state affiliates, not only in Arkansas, but across the country, where necessary, to take this fundraising success of the Arkansas LP as a challenge to to try to match.
March 16th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Congrats to the ALP. Maybe those who support the Bill of Rights, could just join the LP and support with one voice, the Constitution.