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==Ballot Access== | ==Ballot Access== | ||
After its founding in September of 1975, the SCLP attempted to gain ballot access for the elections in 1976. Although volunteers collected 10,400 signatures, the South Carolina Election Commission declared most of them invalid, leaving the party with only about 4,000 out of the required 10,000 signatures required.<ref>S. C. Libertarians Intend To Stay, ''Aiken Standard'', 11 October 1976, p. 11.</ref> The SCLP tried again for the elections in 1978 with a significantly higher goal for number of signatures in order to account for those that would be stricken. Volunteers were able to collect about 15,000 signatures, but they were not able to submit them in time to be counted before the deadline to certify candidates for that election.<ref>Carter's summit talks delay | After its founding in September of 1975, the SCLP attempted to gain ballot access for the elections in 1976. Although volunteers collected 10,400 signatures, the South Carolina Election Commission declared most of them invalid, leaving the party with only about 4,000 out of the required 10,000 signatures required.<ref>S. C. Libertarians Intend To Stay, ''Aiken Standard'', 11 October 1976, p. 11.</ref> The SCLP tried again for the elections in 1978 with a significantly higher goal for number of signatures in order to account for those that would be stricken. Volunteers were able to collect about 15,000 signatures, but they were not able to submit them in time to be counted before the deadline to certify candidates for that election.<ref>Carter's summit talks delay Ravenal barbecue, ''Greenwood Index-Journal'', 14 September 1978, p. 13.</ref> The Election Commission ultimately did accept enough of the 15,000 signatures and certified the SCLP as an official political party in January of 1979, giving it ballot access for the 1980 elections.<ref>''South Carolina Libertarian'', September 1981, p. 4.</ref> | ||
The official status of the SCLP entitles it to the same permanent ballot access as any other officially recognized party in the state. Such parties are not required to submit petitions each election cycle but rather have only to fulfill a handful of requirements in order to maintain their ballot access.<ref>S.C. Code §7-9-10. https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c009.php.</ref> Those requirements are as follows: | The official status of the SCLP entitles it to the same permanent ballot access as any other officially recognized party in the state. Such parties are not required to submit petitions each election cycle but rather have only to fulfill a handful of requirements in order to maintain their ballot access.<ref>S.C. Code §7-9-10. https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c009.php.</ref> Those requirements are as follows: | ||