With 100 percent of precincts reporting, independent gubernatorial candidate Evan Falchuk has earned 3.3 percent of the vote in the November 4 race for Governor of Massachusetts, more than the three percent required by state law for the United Independent Party he founded to become an official party in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The milestone means that the United Independent Party, dedicated to a greater diversity of progressive ideas combined with fiscally sane solutions, is taking its place alongside the Democratic and Republican parties, and as such will have equal election and fundraising laws and requirements. Already the new party is gearing up to run candidates for office throughout Massachusetts in the 2016 elections.
At 53 percent, Massachusetts has the nation’s highest percentage of independent voters in the nation, “unenrolled” voters in Massachusetts, yet does not have one independent lawmaker, Falchuk noted. Further, a whopping 109 seats of the state legislature’s 200 seats faced no opposition this year.
It will go off the ballot in November 2016 unless it polls 3% in that election as well, and the only statewide offices up in 2016 in Massachusetts is President.
However, the party can also remain ballot-qualified if its statewide registration rises to 1% of the state total. The party is already starting to work on its registration drive. The 1% registration alternative to obtaining or retaining party status has only existed since 1991, and it has never been used.
It will need approximately 45,000 signatures.
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Michael H. Drucker
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