The Green Party needed nearly 50,000 signatures to make it onto the November ballot in Texas. It got

[TexasTowelie]

By Alex Samuels, Texas Tribune


The Green Party needed nearly 50,000 signatures to make it onto the November ballot in Texas. It got about 500.


When Texans head to the ballot box this November, they’ll be able to vote for Republicans, Democrats or Libertarians.

If they want to choose a candidate affiliated with another political group, they might have to write in the name of their chosen candidate. That’s because five other political parties seeking to get on the ballot — America’s Party of Texas, the Christian Party of Texas, the Green Party of Texas, None of the Above and the Texas Independent Party — didn’t secure the 47,183 valid signatures needed for ballot access this fall.

“We only got like 400 or 500 signatures out of the 50,000 that we need,” said Jan Richards, a Green Party of Texas candidate who’s running for governor.

“It’s a challenge. There’s really no other way to describe it — and they definitely don’t make it easy,” said Andy Prior, the former state chairman for America’s Party of Texas who’s also the party’s nominee for land commissioner. According to its website, America’s Party supports a pro-life and pro-liberty platform. It collected fewer than 250 signatures.

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https://www.texastribune.org/2018/05/30/libertarian-party-green-party-ballot-texas-november-2018/