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Democrats File Public Records Request Seeking Details on Reform Party of Florida State Registration

An attorney for the Democratic National Committee has reportedly submitted a public records request to the Florida Division of Elections, seeking details surrounding the division’s official approval of a state Reform Party affiliate earlier this year.

According to the Miami Herald on Friday, the request was initially submitted by the attorney in May but has gone unanswered by the Florida Division of Elections. The specific details surrounding what information was requested by the party was not disclosed.

That same month, the Reform Party announced that it had endorsed the independent presidential ticket of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan at its national convention, intending to place the ticket on its Florida ballot line. The party regained its minor party status in Florida, along with ballot access, shortly afterward. However, according to the Herald, Kennedy is not yet on the ballot until the campaign submits its electors by the August 24 deadline.

The Democratic Party has previously expressed an interest in the campaigns of third party and independent candidates this year. Also in May, the party ran a now-removed ad on job-listing sites looking for a project manager to oversee several tasks associated with third party and independents candidates, including “petition review and other legal-adjacent support for potential ballot access challenges.”

Independent Political Report has contacted the Reform Party for comment regarding the public records request and will update this article when a response is received.

The article also mentions efforts by the Kennedy campaign to seek ballot access in Florida through the Natural Law Party, referencing a timeline of events previously reported by the Bulwark. With thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for initially sharing information on the Miami Herald article.

2 Comments

  1. Joe Wendt July 28, 2024

    I looked at their Bylaws, still trying to figure out how they got approved

  2. Walter Ziobro July 27, 2024

    Saving democracy by eliminating competition.

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