Libertarian Party will be on November ballot in Oklahoma

[tomm2thumbs]

Source: LP.org

Today the Oklahoma State Election Board announced that the Libertarian Party’s petition submitted on February 22 is valid, allowing candidates to appear on the state’s November ballot as Libertarians. OKLP has not been recognized as an official political organization in the state since 2000. <snip>

Oklahoma requires partisan candidates on the November ballot to be registered with their party by March 31, leaving very little time for Libertarians who wish to run in November to change their voter registration. However, the Oklahoma Attorney General and Election Board may extend the deadline to early April because state law allows 15 days for candidates wishing to run in newly recognized political parties to reregister.

Read more: http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/libertarian-party-will-be-on-november-ballot-in-oklahoma

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Republicans are going to be paying attention I think. AND there will be a Libertarian Presidential Debate. The first 2016 nationally televised presidential debate of Libertarian candidates will be filmed on March 29 and air on Fox Business Network’s Stossel Show April 1 at 9:00pm E.T.


http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/libertarian-presidential-debate-to-air-on-stossel-show-in-april




Interesting especially after recent NYTimes article on Republican Leaders mapping alternative to Trump:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-party.html

Advisers to Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor who considered an independent run, concluded that petition gathering would have to begin by early March for a candidate to appear on November ballots in all 50 states. But an independent could still get on ballots in dozens of states — or perhaps seek the nomination of the Libertarian Party, which is already on the ballot in most states and does not pick a candidate until late May. Mr. Kristol, a leading critic of Mr. Trump, said in an interview that he believed it was not too late to put forward a viable independent candidacy. “I think the ballot access question is manageable,” he said. “The big question is, who’s the candidate?”

[floppyboo]

1. when do they anncounce their candidates?

I've been keeping my fingers crossed for a Jesse/Donald knock-out. Jesse has said he would run with either Sanders or Trump (last December?) but this more recently:

"If Bernie Sanders falters, Jesse Ventura says he’s ready to jump into the race.As Sanders stumped at a rally in Minnesota today, Ventura waited patiently backstage for an audience with the candidate:
...
According to the Guardian, Ventura—known as “The Body” when he was a professional WWE wrestler and “Governor Ventura” when he was governor of Minnesota between 1999 and 2003—seemed confident in his ability to step in to the race if need be. “I also support Bernie because if Bernie goes down that means I may have to get in,” he said. “The libertarians have offered to me that if I go to their convention, I could well get their endorsement. I want this revolution to continue.” "

[FailureToCommunicate]

2. 'I support Bernie because if Bernie goes down that means I may get in.'

[floppyboo]

3. I don't think that's what he's thinking. I think he's thinking of Trump

I can't think of why he'd want to talk to him otherwise. I watched one of his shows where he comes off as genuinely wanting Bernie to win, for what it's worth. my 'bad communication'