The Situation with Ballot Access in 2022’s Gubernatorial Election

As things now stand today, August 23rd, 2022, the Libertarian Party is not on ballot for the General Election. Let that not dismay you, though. We have some of the best attorneys in the state assisting with legal challenges to this unconstitutional exclusion. One of these, Counselor Gary Donoyan, once restored a candidate to ballot as late as October, so there is a distinct possibility that our exclusion from the ballot will be overturned in time for the General Election.

That said, we Libertarians hardly need be told that trusting government to do the right thing is a fool’s errand. For this reason, as a contingency, we advise all voters to write in Larry Sharpe for Governor, Andrew Hollister for Lieutenant Governor, Thomas Quiter for U.S. Senate and William Schmidt for Comptroller.

We will post updates as soon as we have them, as we hope for an imminent verdict in our favor. If you see our candidates on ballot by the General Election, then please vote for them on ballot, of course. Otherwise, let’s flood the Board of Elections with our write-ins to show that we are actively voting, and that the legacy parties — despite excluding competitors from the ballot — have no claims on our conscience!

Daniel Donnelly, Dutchess County Libertarian Party Chair