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Ballot Access News BALLOT ACCESS NEWS San Francisco- C-alifornia ï)eeemher l5- 19q0 Volume 6 Number 9 I99O "OTIIER'VOTE FORTOP OFFICES LIBERTARIAN PARTY TO LAUNCH WAS TIIE HIGIIEST SINCE I98O LOBBANG CAMPAIGN Iast month, 4.790 of the voters voted for a candidate other On December 9, the Libertarian Party National than the Democratic or Republican nominee, for the most Committee voted to launch a nationwide lobbying important office on the ballot. This contrasts with 1988, campaign in state legislatures to improve presidential when fewer than 190 ofthe voters voted for a presidential ballot access. The goal is to make it possible for a new, candidate other than Cæorge Bush or Michael fhrkakis. or previously unqualified political party, to do the work of getting on the ballot, before it has chosen its presidential Furthermore, in 1990, there was an'other'candidate (i.e., third party or independent candidate) on the ballot for the candidate. most important office in states containing only 600/o of Many states provide that a new party cannot begin to the voters. Among those 6070 of the 1990 voters who circulate a ballot access petition, until after the party has *other" had a ballot with an candidate on it for the most named its presidential candidate. This is because the laws important office, 7.8Vo of them did vote for that "other" of these states require that the party's candidates be named *other" candidate. By contrast, in 1988, there was an on the petition. Obviously, in these states, the party can't candidate on the ballot for president in all states. begin to circulate the petition until after it has chosen its presidential petitions The last presidential or congressional election year in candidate. Since some of the take months to complete and a¡e due as early as July of the which the 'othero vote for the most important office year, party exceeded 570, was 1980, when 8.590 of the voters voted presidential election it follows that such a "othef forpresident. 1980, like 1990, wasayearofgreat rnust name its presidential candidate very early in the year, public dissatisfaction. or even in the year before the election. Third parties suffer because they are forced to nominate (The "most important" offìce in 1990, for purposes of this presidential candidates so study, is deemed to be Governor. In the 14 states which their early. They do not have had no gubernatorial contest in 1990, U.S. Senate is taken the flexibility to make the decision as to whom they to be the most important office. The states which had should run, at a time when the identity of the major party neither a gubernatorial contest nor a U.S. Senate contest nominees, and some of the issues, are known. Third parties probably were Missouri, North Dakota, Utah and Washington. In could attract better and more prominent presidential Missouri, the Auditor's race is deemed to be the most candidates if they were free to nominate when parties important office, since it was the only statewide office and the major nominate. it was at the top of the ballot. In North Dakota, Steve Givot is in charge of the lobbying effort. He can be Congressman-at-large was the only statewide race and it is reached at Rt 7, One Middlebury Rd., Barrington Hills, considered the most important office. In Utah and Ill. ó0010, tel. (708) 382-2098. If the lobbying efforts Washin$on, uùere there were no statewide races, congress fail in any state, the party will probably sue that state. is deemed the most important office. In the District of The party set its 1996 presidential convention for June, Columbia" Mayor is deemed the most important office.) 1996. This is a departure from the party's usual habit of presidential In 1990, no "other'candidates appeared on the ballot for holding its convention in September of the the most important office in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, year before the election. Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, TWO INDEPENDENTS ELECTED TO Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North VERMONT LEGISLATURE Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, most of Washington state, West The November 12 B-A.N. mentioned some independents Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming (23 states). who were elected to important office last month, but failed In 1988, the press carried prominent stories during to mention that two independents were elected to the Vermont legislature. They are Terry Bouricius and Tom December, announcing that the 'other" vote for president Smith, both of whom used the had been less than l7o. The stores were somewhat self- ballot label "Progressive Coalition" and both of whom were elected from serving on the part of the press, since they tended to ex- districts in the city cuse the television networks from criticism that they of Burlington. Bouricius defeated a Democrat in a 2-person race with 52.4o/o, and Smith placed hadn't covered the third part¡r presidential candidates, and first in a two-member hadn't reported their votes on election night. This year, district, outpolling two Democrats and a Republican. The Progressive Coalition not yet a when the 'othero vote was five times greater than it was is political party, but is an organization and in 1988 even though "other" was onthe ballot beforejust it it will probably turn a party. 6070 of the 1990 voters, network television news and ma- itself into Congressman Bernie Sanders, elected jor newspaper have not carried stories about the national last month from Vermont under the 'independent' label, will probably be a part of the 'othero vote, although CongressÍonal rcleased future Quarterly party. However, some information about it. he has said that he won't have time to play a role in organizing it. Ballot Access News. 3201 Baker St. San Francisco CA 94123. (415) 922-9779 December 15. 1990 Ballot Access News THIRD PARTY I99O VOTE FOR GOVERNOR & U.S.SENATOR U. S. SENATE GOVERNORS STATE LIBT SWP OTHER INDP LIBT SWP NAP OTHER Alabama * *0 0 **00 Alaska 0 00 942 q 0 I Anzottø; I1.731 I t I Arkansas 0 00 0 0 0 0 California 0 r45,366 *96 139.237 Colorado 0 0 est Il-000 0 19.793 0 7 Connecticut 16,044 0 0 576 fÞlaware 80 0 Florida 0 0 0 I 0 0 37 -365 160 0 Hawaii 4.787 0 885 0 0 Idabo 0 0 0 0 I 0 Illinois rt 0 0 1.937 0 35 7 0 Irdiarìa ; 0 : : Iowa 0 0 0 0 5.671 0 0 IGnsas I 0 68.998 0 0 0 I 0 : : : Louisiana I 0 : : : 0 0 48-3',17 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 Massachusetts 0 :l 0 0 0 0 62-703 0 ¡t 796 0 0 0 28.091 Minnesota 0 'ß 21.139 0 701 0 r7.t76 Missi j 0 0 : Missouri : Montana 7.937 0 0 : rt Neb,raska 0 't 0 0 Nevada .....: 0 I 0 0 New 9.717 385 14.348 0 0 252 New 13-988 19.978 : : : NewMexico 0 0 0 0 268 0 0 0 NewYork 0 11 t2:743 31.089 1036.435 North Ca¡olina 0 681 0 North Dakota Ohio 49 I 82 I I Oklahoma 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 t44 14.583 0 0 0 0 0 ¡; 0 0 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 South 13 0 10.317 0 q 0 0 17.302 South Dakota 0 0 567 0 q 0 00 0 0 t9.212 20,102 0 0 0 0 :f Texas 89 689 ¡i 74 11.553 129.185 0 j : Vermont : 0 777 0 0 1.389 ¡t 0 908 : : : : WestVüeini 0 '¡ 0 : : Wisconsin : 0 0 0 Wvomi 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 142,603 8,563 336,6',12 436,424 401,265 25,810 162,614 1,854,431 Ballot Access News. 3201 Baker St. San Francisco CA 94123 (415) 922-9779 December 15, 1990 Ballot Access News CHART ON PAGE TWO ÐGLAINED PRESIDENTIAL REQINREMENTS and The chart shows the vote cast for third party STATE 1988 1992 independent candidates for U.S.Senator and Governor last Alabama t2,345 12,157 month. A dash means a particular state had no election Alaska 2,068 2,035 for that office. A zero means that a particular party didn't Airzona 17,340 21,L09 name any candidate for that offìce. An asterisk means that Arkansas 0 0 aparty had a write-in candidate for that offìce, but the California reg76,L72 reg 79,188 number of write-ins has not been tallied. The U.S. Senate C-olorado 5,000 5,000 *other" column is Prohibition in Colorado, Workers Connecticut 14,910 14,620 World in Michigan, Grassroots in Minnesota, Populist in Delawæ regl42 (est) reg 145 NewJersey and Tennessee, and independent in Tennessee Dist of Columbia 2,700 (est) 2,óoo and The Governor column Alaska Texas. 'Other" is Florida 56,318 60,312 Independence and Green in Alaska, American Independent Georgia 25,759 26,955 in California, Prohibition Colorado, Connecticut in A Hawaii 3,493 4,177 Party Connecticut, High-Tech Independent in in Idabo 8,224 9,190 Massachusetts, Workers World in Michigan, Grassroots in Illinois 25,000 25,000 Minnesota, Green Hampshire, Conservative, in New Irdiana 30,950 29,890 and Right-to-Life American Liberal in New York, in Iowa 1,000 1,000 South Ca¡olina, and Liberty Union in Vermont.
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