The Arizona Green Party has set its sights on reclaiming ballot access in preparation for the 2024 election, and it is actively petitioning until the end of November.
The party initially lost its ballot access in 2019. Consequently, the Green Party’s presidential nominee at the time, Howie Hawkins, could only run as a write-in candidate the following year. To regain access in time for the 2024 election, party supporters must gather a minimum of 34,127 valid signatures.
According to a press release issued by the National Green Party and received by Independent Political Report, the state affiliate is seeking to amass 70,000 signatures by the November 30 deadline. As of the end of September, supporters had gathered a total of 41,601 signatures.
Amee Beck-Jones, the Maricopa County, central and northern Arizona ballot access coordinator for the Arizona Green Party, said that petitioning efforts primarily rely on grassroots organizing led by a small team of supporters. As a result, the group is actively seeking additional volunteers to help distribute petitions and gather signatures.
“It’s a very small organization,” Beck-Jones is quoted saying in the release. “Nothing close to what the Democrats and Republicans can run, obviously. So the main gist of this is still based on people, volunteers just getting out there.”
The group’s primary focus is on garnering the support of independent voters, as data collected by the Arizona Secretary of State indicates that independent voters have historically played a significant role in Arizona politics. More recently, they have surpassed both the Republicans and Democrats, becoming the largest voting bloc in the state—albeit narrowly.
If the Arizona Green Party succeeds in its efforts, it will become the third emerging party to secure a space on the ballot. It would join the Libertarian Party and No Labels, with the latter being recognized earlier this year.
Readers of Independent Political Report can access a full version of the press release on the Green Party website here.
The verbage on the petition does not mention a limit on how many petitions of this type an Arizona elector may sign.
https://www.azgp.org/ballot_access
I hope they qualify. They were always eanest and cooperative.
Arizona was one of the states that fractured within the GP in 2020, with a William Pounds and a presumably minuscule number of followers hiving off for an “Independent Green Party.” (Pounds was also one of the people pushing Ventura for prez behind Hunter as stalking horse.)
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I do not think Arizona has a prohibition against signing a petition for more than one party to qualify for the ballot.
Can Arizonans sign this type of petition for more than one party?