Libertarian POTUS candidate makes Alabama ballot | Sand Mountain Reporter:
August 24, 2020 - "The Libertarian Party of Alabama recently received confirmation from the Secretary of State’s Director of Elections, Clay Helms, that Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy “Spike” Cohen have met the signature requirements to be on the Alabama ballot Nov. 3, 2020. Jorgensen and Cohen were nominated during the national Libertarian Party convention in June, the nation’s first completely online national convention.
"Collecting signatures is a legal requirement for a Libertarian candidate, but is not required for the Democrat nor Republican parties, which require only the certified nomination by their national and state party representatives. However, those same vintage parties that require only paperwork for themselves, are putting additional burden on their challengers, Jorgensen said.
"This 'disproportionate requirement' is based on defining the Libertarian Party as a 'Political Action Committee', instead of a 'Political Party', and effectively excludes the libertarian candidates from including their party affiliation on their ballot....
"Volunteers across the state helped collect the signatures. Petitioning during a regular election cycle is difficult enough, but in 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic made canvassing complicated; masks and social distancing challenged communication and 10 person gathering limits eliminated rallies and voter drives, Jorgensen said.
"Despite all the challenges, she said the grassroots Alabama libertarians were able to do what no other party in the state has done: get thousands of people to sign their name and say, 'I want HER to be an option for POTUS.'"
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