Third Party Ballot Access Bill Reintroduced
There are some state legislative fights that seem to have been going on forever. And the effort for Pennsylvania ballot access is one of them. Currently in Pennsylvania, as Philadelphia Weekly has investigated in the past, third-party candidates get the shortest end of the stick when attempting to get on the ballot for statewide elections; they’re often...
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DAILY GRINDER: Libertarian and Green Parties on Pennsylvania Presidential Ballot
The Libertarian Party will stay on the ballot in Pennsylvania, despite Republican lawyers doing their damndest to kick candidate Gary Johnson off. Commonwealth Court Senior Judge James Gardner Colins said the Libertarians have at least 20,730 signatures, which is 129 more than the law requires. So now what? Now what is, you get the choice in November between...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Libertarian Party Hits Back at Republicans Over Ballot Access
An attorney for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is attempting to turn the tables on the entire Pennsylvania third party system—by suing the Republicans back. Alicia Dearn, who represents Johnson’s campaign, emailed District Attorney Seth Williams this week regarding concerns over the legal challenge to their campaign. Specifically, the idea...
Continue ReadingLibertarian Ballot Access Challenge Continues in Harrisburg This Week
The challenge to the Libertarian party’s Philadelphia-area signatures ended last week in high spirits for the third party. Tomorrow, the Libertarian and Republican party volunteers will move to Harrisburg to argue over additional signatures picked up throughout the rest of the state. The ordeal will end when a panel of judges rule on the challenged signatures...
Continue ReadingConstitution Party Kicked Off the Pennsylvania Ballot
On Tuesday, the Constitution Party—whose presidential ticket consists of former U.S. House member Virgil Goode and Lancaster, Pennsylvania attorney James Clymer—withdrew their petition to get on the ballot in Pennsylvania. The decision came after multiple warnings of the court costs by attorneys for the Republican Party, who have challenged the Constitution...
Continue ReadingLibertarian Party Prepares Philly Ballot Access Fight with Help From Other Third Parties
The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania handed in about 49,000 signatures on Aug. 1 to get presidential candidate Gary Johnson on the statewide ballot. A week later, as expected, the Pennsylvania Republican Party challenged about 44,000 of those signatures, alleging, among other things, that 26,000 Philadelphia-based signatures came from individuals who are not...
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Green Party Stays on Ballot in Pennsylvania While Constitution, Libertarian Parties Challenged
There’s a first time for everything. And 2012 appears to be the first time since 2004 the Green Party of Pennsylvania will put statewide candidates on the commonwealth’s election ballot. The deadline for a ballot challenge from the Democratic Party came and went last week, without a challenge. On the other side of the alternative politicosphere, however,...
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