Green Party Qualifies For November Ballot In Arkansas
by January 19, 2012 5:27 pm 51 views
Today, Secretary of State Mark Martin (R) certified the Green Party of Arkansas to form a new political party and to appear on ballots through the November 2012 general election.
State law allows any group to form a new political party through a petition process that requires at least 10,000 registered voters’ signatures.
The Green Party of Arkansas submitted its petitions on December 20, 2011. Martin verified a sufficient number of valid signatures from registered Arkansas voters.
Party status shall be maintained as long as statutory requirements are met.
Martin also highlighted a change in the political party formation process. Act 1036 of 2011 requires new political parties to complete their selection process for candidates by convention, to hold that convention naming those candidates, and to have all candidates file political practices pledges no later than noon on May 22, 2012.
The Green Party of Arkansas is the first political party explicitly covered by Act 1036, Martin’s office said.