Libertarian presidential candidate on ballot in 39 states
COLUMBUS, Ohio — While Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is set to appear on ballots in at least 39 states, swing state Ohio is among the places where his supporters are still working to get his name out to voters this fall.
Whether he is successful could make a difference to Republicans, particularly the fortunes of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is in a close race in the state with Democrat Hillary Clinton. Johnson on the ballot could complicate the Ohio race for Trump if conservatives who seek a smaller government want a choice other than the celebrity billionaire.
Johnson is on track to be on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, said Carla Howell, the national Libertarian Party’s political director.
If he succeeds, Johnson would have achieved a milestone. The Libertarian nominee wasn’t on all state ballots in 2012, 2008 or 2004.
Johnson is qualified to be on the ballot in Nevada, according to the secretary of state’s office.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, slated to appear on the ballot in at least 27 states, according to the party. In Nevada, it’s uncertain if Stein will qualify. The Nevada Green Party expects to find out if Stein has qualified for the ballot possibly as early as Friday.
Johnson, Stein at Nevada event
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will speak Friday at a forum in Las Vegas for presidential campaigns.
The election forum is hosted by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote and the Asian American Journalists Association at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. A physician, Stein also ran for president the Green Party's ballot in 2012.
The Nevada Green Party says 3,171 people in the state were registered with the party as of July 28.
In comparison, 1.34 million people are registered to vote in Nevada, which includes Democratic voters, Republican voters, and nonpartisan and third party voters, according to the Nevada Secretary of State voter registration figures for July.
The forum invited all candidates. Hillary Clinton's campaign is sending former President Bill Clinton.
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson is also attending.
Republican nominee Donald Trump won't be there.
— Ben Botkin/Las Vegas Review-Journal
