Libertarian Weld: ‘I’m not pitching Charlie’

Interestingly, Weld said, “I voted for some libertarian state reps back when I was governor and before”.

“We wish there was an easier way for us to do it”, Harris said in an interview.

The secretary of state’s office said it will review the situation.

In order to make the ballot, a party must have 10,000 signatures.

Election Day is set for Tuesday, November 8th. They estimate about 7,000 are valid.

The ballot status of the former New Mexico governor in OH was uncertain Wednesday – a day after Libertarians submitted thousands of signatures on behalf of a different candidate. Weld was referring to a situation where the House of Representatives, now controlled by Republicans, would choose the next president if neither the Democratic, Republican or third-party tickets were able to win a majority – 270 – of electoral college votes in November.

Johnson is on track to be on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Howell said, noting OH has been “one of the worst” states for access. Libertarians also used a placeholder name in Pennsylvania, another battleground state.

“No way that if you’re running for president and you’re not in the presidential debates – 100 million people watching the debates – there’s no way that you could win”, Johnson told Newsy.

Ohio’s Republican-led state legislature passed tougher rules for minor political parties in 2013, as the GOP faced growing competition from the tea party.

Ohio Libertarians have fought the changes in state and federal court for years. They maintain the law effectively eliminated all minor-party candidates from 2014 primary ballots and unfairly disadvantaged third parties going forward. Green Party candidate Jill Stein is polling fourth and needs to gain a lot more ground to be included.

FILE – In this May 27, 2016, file photo, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks to supporters and delegates at the National Libertarian Party Convention in Orlando, Fla.

Weld plans to deliver petitions to Secretary of State William Galvin’s elections division at 2:30 p.m. and organizers have invited media to gather in the lobby of One Ashburton Place, across the street from the State House, where Weld is expected to talk to the media.

Libertarian vice presidential nominee William Weld is planning to file petitions in MA to guarantee that he and Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson have their names on the ballot in Weld’s home state.