New ballot-access requirements in New York has prompted a flurry of activity among minor parties
By Jimmy Vielkind Close Jimmy Vielkind Sept. 27, 2020 7:00 pm ET Brock Pierce knows he won’t be elected president this year. But the child-actor-turned-cryptocurrency-investor has a more attainable goal as he campaigns for the country’s highest office in New York: getting enough votes to keep the Independence Party’s ballot line.
Mr. Pierce, a Minnesota native who now lives in Puerto Rico, has moved to New York and said the Empire State is a major focus of his campaign. Mr. Pierce said he is hoping to create “America 2.0,” with a greater emphasis on government embrace of technology and support for a single-payer health-care system.
Mr. Hawkins supports a Green New Deal, reductions in military spending and an increase in taxes on the wealthy. He said he wants to appeal to Democrats who believe former Vice President Joe Biden isn’t sufficiently progressive but feel secure that he will prevail in New York, where polls show he leads President Trump by more than 20 points.
The Serve America Movement, or SAM, which gained a ballot line in 2019, isn’t fielding a presidential candidate. Party chairman Michael Volpe sued the state in federal court over the new ballot-access requirements, saying they infringe on the party’s First Amendment right of association. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl denied a motion for an injunction on Sept. 1, but SAM and Mr. Volpe are appealing.
The WFP has cross-endorsed Mr. Biden; under New York’s system of fusion voting, a candidate can appear on multiple party lines and combine their totals. Several Democratic officials, including Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have urged people to vote for Mr. Biden on the WFP line to help the party maintain its status. The WFP is also launching a digital ad campaign.
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