Wood said he thought Bloomberg should be able to
achieve ballot status but it's «very late» to launch a third - party White House bid.
Presidential campaigns help
achieve ballot status necessary for state Green Parties, which helps local candidates get on the ballot.
The Green Party is also running its own liberal alternative to Cuomo, Howie Hawkins, who
achieved ballot status in 2010 receiving more than 50,000 votes.
His 2010 campaign for Governor of New York
achieved ballot status for the Green Party of New York State.
The Greens, like the Democrats and Republicans,
achieved their ballot status by running their own candidates.
Not exact matches
Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, a candidate who ran in 2010 and
achieved automatic
ballot status for the party this year, polled at 4 percent.
Hawkins four years ago was able to
achieve the 50,000 - vote plus benchmark for automatic
ballot status for the party.
Though the Green Party does not have state affiliates in all 50 states, the group
achieved ballot access in 45 states and write - in
status in three states for the 2016 election cycle as of October 2016.
As of October 2016, the Green Party had
achieved ballot access in 45 states and write - in
status in three states for the 2016 election cycle.
In this chapter we are introduced to a true a grassroots activist that traveled through all 62 counties in New York to collect petitions and
achieve the coveted
ballot status.
Hawkins ran in 2010, hitting the 50,000 - vote threshold to
achieve automatic
ballot status for the Green Party this year.
He
achieved automatic
ballot status this cycle when Hawkins gained more than 50,000 votes.
Obtaining
ballot status is one of the goals of every state Green Party; but there are several considerations to make before undertaking a petition drive to
achieve this goal.
In Massachusetts,
achieving ballot access actually makes getting candidates on the
ballot more difficult, although having party
status provides other benefits, such as listing the Libertarian Party as a choice on voter registration forms.
On the other hand, in order to maintain
ballot status the party needs 50,000 votes in the governor's race and backing an established figure like Mr. Cuomo could be an easier path to
achieve that goal.
She argued that, if it
achieved permanent
ballot status, it would operate as an entity independent from the governor.