The Forward Party has achieved official ballot access in Utah, gaining formal approval for the several thousand signatures submitted by the organization earlier this year.
In early October, local supporters of the Forward Party held a press conference outside the state Capitol, featuring Forward Party board member and former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey. During the event, supporters delivered over 2,500 signatures to the Utah Lieutenant Governor’s office.
According to Bridger Beal-Cvetkolocal of local Utah media, KSL.com, the Forward Party was officially certified as a recognized political party in the state early last week.
Now that the Forward Party has secured ballot access, it joins the ranks of other recognized political parties in Utah, including the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, United Utah, Independent American, and Constitution parties, as well as the organization No Labels, which recently gained recognition in early August.
A breakdown of registered Utah voters in each party, as reported by KSL.com, is as follows:
- Republican Party: 872,181
- Democratic Party: 228,617
- Independent American Party: 65,967
- Libertarian Party: 20,193
- Constitution Party: 6,673
- United Utah Party: 2,306
- No Labels: 772
- Forward Party: Data on Forward Party registration is not available yet
An additional 472,041 voters are unaffiliated with any party.
For additional information about the press conference held outside the state Capitol, readers can visit Independent Political Report here to access an earlier article. To view the KSL article by Bridger Beal-Cvetkolocal, please visit the KSL.com website here.
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