Candidates are awaiting a decision on the Reform Party Presidential nominee after a recent postponement
From Ballot Access News:
The Reform Party national convention of July 30 has voted to postpone the choice of a presidential nominee until August 8. The party is likely to nominate the presidential candidate who has qualified for the most state ballots by then, or the person who has promised to do the most to rebuild the party.
Even though the new national chair of the Reform Party (effective January 1, 2017) is from New York, it appears the ballot-qualified Reform Party of New York will not place the nominee chosen by the national convention on the New York ballot. The New York Reform Party feels obliged to nominate Donald Trump for President. This is partly because the origin of the New York Reform Party in 2014 was with Republican Party activists, who put the party on the 2014 ballot with the name “Stop Common Core Party.” After it got over 50,000 votes for Governor in 2014, it changed its name to the Reform Party. The Republican activists who created the party in New York in 2014 still have some sway over the party.
From before the postponement:
The Reform Party national convention is proceeding in Bohemia, New York on July 30. Declared candidates for the party’s presidential nomination are addressing the meeting. They are Ken Cross, Rocky De La Fuente, Lynn Kahn (all appearing in person) and Darcy Richardson (by phone).
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