Abe Kwok
Columnist Arizona Republic
Organizers of the newly recognized No Labels Party in Arizona assert many things, including that they have no desire to field candidates for state office in the 2024 general election or to hold a state primary election.
Evidently, they’ll have to put up with both nevertheless.
That’s because of unique Arizona election rules that are favorable even to those candidates who can’t muster support from their political parties or the electorate to qualify.
Two people have pulled papers to run as a No Labels candidate and more could be on the horizon.
Normally, that doesn’t mean anything.
A hopeful would still need to collect sufficient nomination signatures to qualify for the primary and then secure at least that same number of votes to advance to the general election.
Even with a much lower signature threshold than for candidates of established parties – that is, Democrats or Republicans – it’s not a sure thing.
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