Ever since 1999, Florida has had extremely easy procedures for parties to become ballot-qualified. All they had to do was file a list of state officers and bylaws. Under a bill passed in 2011, however, parties must have at least three officers, and they must all be registered members of their own party. This story predicts that these requirements will soon reduce the number of qualified parties to ten or so. The author lists the parties he expects to continue to exist, but for some reason he failed to include Americans Elect.
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
According to a BTP member in Florida, the Florida LP could be a victim.
http://bostontea.us/node/1051
Doesn’t sound unreasonable, however I would have thought four officers would have been the norm: Chair, vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer. Regardless, naming the officers at least prevents secret leadership.
American Elects does not appear to comply with Florida’s new statutes. For example, a party must submit the voter registration application of each officer and member of the executive committee. I don’t think any of the current officers are Florida citizens.
#2 It requires those 4 offices, but permits a single person to be secretary and treasurer.
The requirements are contained in CS/CS/HB 1355, see new section 103.095.
#1, the story says the Florida Libertarian Party has already corrected the problems with its filing.
#3, very good point. As to Americans Elect, I would be very surprised if Americans Elect doesn’t come up with some registered voters in Florida to be state party officers.
Great news everyone, the ultra-conservative Sainte-Lague parliament seat distribution system where very few votes are wasted or thrown away, has resulted in a coalition between the Constitution/Libertarian/Free Parliamentary Parties.
The chair of the Alaska Constitution Party, Platform Minister J.R.Myers [Constitution], had ranked 123 items on the eballot before the 11/11/11 deadline, and as a result we have 40 items approved by all voting members by a majority of 50% plus one vote.
Get ready for 2012, we need everyone to help build this ultra-conservative coalition, and we need your help.
Our singer Tiffany [N/A] and possibly other musicians who played at our national convention last July 4th 2011 in Monterey California, are interested in performing at the 4/20/2012 Constitution Party convention in Nashville Tennessee, to help build on the coalition.
I will be promoting the coalition more over the next five months, and the efforts include a culmination at the national Libertarian Party convention in Las Vegas NV, in mid-May of 2012, and we need your help to cement the coalition at that time.
Meanwhile, check out Tiffany’s [N/A] photo, when she performed at our 2011 convention, check out our platform, and please sign up ASAP to help coordinate.
Here’s the link to the photo, and the links to the Constitution, Libertarian and Free Parliamentary Parties are also linked on this web site:
http://usparliament.org/conventionphotos2011.php
#8 Somebody had mentioned that JR Meyers was the one who destroyed the Reform Party in, where was it, Montana. Now he has jumped to the CP.
RJ – Let’s set the record straight. It was you and the Buchanan Brigades who rang the death knell for the MTRP. You revisionist Hog! Get a life already. What have you been up to in the last decade except ruminating on your just desserts?
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The Libertarian Party of Florida has received confirmation from the Florida Department of State that we are in full compliance with the new laws regarding certification of minor political parties.