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Approval Voting Party
ChairpersonFrank Atwood[1]
Presidential nomineeBlake Huber
Vice-presidential nomineeAndrea Denault
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Membership (October 1, 2021)3,962[2]
IdeologyVoting reform
Website
approvalvotingparty.com

The Approval Voting Party (AVP) is a single-issue American political party dedicated to implementing approval voting in the United States.[3] In 2019, the party became recognized as a minor party in Colorado.

History

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Party chairman Frank Atwood in 2016
Approval Voting Party ballot access during the 2020 United States presidential election

The Approval Voting Party was co-founded by Blake Huber and Frank Atwood.[4] The party ran Huber for the position of Colorado Secretary of State in 2018.[5] Huber received 13,258 votes, 0.5 percent of all cast, behind the Democratic, Republican, and Constitution Party nominees.[6]

In October 2019, the party received minor party status in Colorado after surpassing 1,000 registered members.[7]

In 2019, Atwood, a member of the Littleton, Colorado election commission, attempted to pass a measure that would have implemented approval voting in non-partisan municipal elections within that town. The election commission voted to send the measure to the city council; however, the city council voted 4-3 against the measure.[8]

Presidential elections

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2016 presidential campaign

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During the 2016 presidential election, Frank Atwood served as the AVP's presidential nominee and Blake Huber as its vice-presidential nominee. Atwood and Huber only appeared on the ballot in Colorado, receiving 337 votes.[8][9][10]

2020 presidential campaign

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On March 8, 2020, four delegates voted to give Huber the presidential nomination and Atwood the vice-presidential nomination at a meeting in Sheridan, Colorado.[11] Huber and Atwood were on the ballot in Vermont and Colorado,[12][13] receiving 409 votes.[citation needed]

2024 presidential campaign

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Blake Huber was the AVP's presidential nominee and Andrea Denault the vice-presidential nominee. Huber and Denault were on the ballot in Colorado, receiving 1,986 votes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Political Party Directory". Secretary of State of Colorado.
  2. ^ "Colorado Total Registered Voters By Party Affiliation and Status" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Luning, Ernst (October 2, 2019). "Colorado's Approval Voting Party achieves minor party status". Colorado Politics. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Fleming, Sara (October 15, 2019). "Approval Voting Party Gains Minor Party Status — But It Doesn't Want Your Votes". Westword. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Winger, Richard (September 5, 2018). "Approval Voting Party Hopes to Become Ballot-Qualified in Colorado". Ballot Access News. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Griswold, Jena; Flanagan, Jenny; Choate, Judd. 2018 Abstract of Votes Cast (PDF). Denver: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 103. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Winger, Richard (October 4, 2019). "Approval Voting Party Becomes Ballot-Qualified in Colorado". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Gilbert, David (October 4, 2019). "Making a case for a different way to vote". Littleton Independent. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Marcus, Peter (October 1, 2016). "A grand and 9 friends can get you on Colorado ballot". The Durango Herald. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "2016 presidential election results in Colorado". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. September 14, 2002. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ^ Winger, Richard (June 11, 2020). "Approval Voting Party Chooses Presidential and Vice-Presidential Nominees". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  12. ^ Winger, Richard (August 20, 2020). "Vermont Posts General Election Candidate List; Will Have 22 Presidential Candidates on Ballot". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "2020 General Election Candidate List in Colorado". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.


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