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* [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]] - [[Chuck Baldwin]] and [[Darrell Castle]]<ref>{{cite web|last=McManus|first=John F.|title=Constitution Party Chooses Baldwin|url=http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/2416-constitution-party-chooses-baldwin|work=The New American|accessdate=17 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]] - [[Chuck Baldwin]] and [[Darrell Castle]]<ref>{{cite web|last=McManus|first=John F.|title=Constitution Party Chooses Baldwin|url=http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/2416-constitution-party-chooses-baldwin|work=The New American|accessdate=17 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012]] - [[Virgil Goode]] and [[Jim Clymer]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddlem|first=Thomas R.|title=Virgil Goode: Constitution Party Candidate for President|url=http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/11767-virgil-goode-constitution-party-candidate-for-president|work=The New American|accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/04/virgil-goode-wins-constitution-party-nomination-on-first-ballot-picks-vp-choice/|title=Virgil Goode Wins Constitution Party Nomination on First Ballot, Picks VP Choice|date=April 21, 2012|work=Independent Political Report}}</ref>
* [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012]] - [[Virgil Goode]] and [[Jim Clymer]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Eddlem|first=Thomas R.|title=Virgil Goode: Constitution Party Candidate for President|url=http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/11767-virgil-goode-constitution-party-candidate-for-president|work=The New American|accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/04/virgil-goode-wins-constitution-party-nomination-on-first-ballot-picks-vp-choice/|title=Virgil Goode Wins Constitution Party Nomination on First Ballot, Picks VP Choice|date=April 21, 2012|work=Independent Political Report}}</ref>
* [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016]] - [[Darrell Castle]] and [[Scott Bradley]]<ref>[cite web|https://castle2016.com/]</ref>
* [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020]] - [[Don Blankenship]] and [[William Mohr]]


==Endorsed state candidates==
==Endorsed state candidates==
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==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
*2011:
'''2011'''
**David Waddell, Town Council [[Indian Trail, North Carolina]]
*David Waddell, Town Council [[Indian Trail, North Carolina]]
Tendered his resignation January 2014, effective 31st January 2014, in Klingon.<ref>http://www.startrek.com/article/north-carolina-councilman-resigns-in-klingon</ref>
Tendered his resignation January 2014, effective 31st January 2014, in Klingon.<ref>http://www.startrek.com/article/north-carolina-councilman-resigns-in-klingon</ref>

'''2018'''<ref>[cite web|https://constitutionparty.com/elections/constitution-party-general-election-results-2018/]</ref>

*David W. Fallin - US House of Representatives in North Carolina, District 7 - 4,599 votes (1.28%)
*Stuart Andrew Collins - NC State Senate, District 37 - 1,290 votes (1.94%)
*Kevin E. Hayes - NC State House, District 4 - 480 votes (2.24%)
*Mark A. Crowe - NC State House, District 42 - 437 votes (2.56%)
*Allen Poindexter- NC State House, District 90 - 1,333 votes (4.98%)
*Greg Holt- Craven County Commissioner - 1,231 votes (22.81%)
*Jerry R. Jones- Greene County Commissioner - 3,232 votes (52.47%) (Winner)
*Peggy Lanier- Pender County Commissioner - 6,959 votes (36.94%)
*Tony Keech Jr.- Beaufort County Sheriff - 2,818 votes (14.95%)

'''2020'''<ref>[cite web|https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2020-11-24/Canvass/State%20Composite%20Abstract%20Report%20-%20Contest.pdf]</ref>
*Kevin Hayes- US Senate in North Carolina- 67,818 votes (1.24%)
*Jeff Gregory - US House of Representatives in North Carolina, District 5 - 7,555 votes (2.0%)
*Al Pisano- NC Governor - 20,934 votes (0.38%)
*Chris Cole- NC Senate, District 41, 32,295 (28.1%)


==Ballot access==
==Ballot access==


The party has yet to achieve ballot access for its presidential candidate. However, it managed to get official write-in status for its candidate in 2012.
The party managed to get official write-in status for its candidate in 2012.

On June 6, 2018, The Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement unanimously voted to recognize the party, which allowed the party to nominate candidates for the 2018 elections. The party had collected 12,651 valid signatures, which was more than the needed 11,925 required signatures under the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017. They were also able to collect over 200 signatures in at least three congressional districts.<ref>[cite web|https://www.carolinajournal.com/constitution-party-gets-place-on-n-c-ballot/]</ref><ref>[cite web|https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2018/06/06/state-board-recognizes-constitution-party-official-political-party]</ref>

On July 20, 2018, the party filed a lawsuit against the state board of elections regarding SB 486, which prevented candidates who lost their primaries from running as a candidate for another party. The three candidates who filed suit had previously run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries and joined the Constitution Party before the bill became law on June 20. The bill had removed their names from the ballot as a result of the bill. The party argued that the bill violated their First and fourteenth amendment rights.<ref>[cite web|http://ballot-access.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gov.uscourts.nced_.165453.22.0.pdf]</ref>

On August 22, 2018, Judge Louise Flanagan ruled in favor of the Constitution Party as the state had violated the party's first amendment right to free speech and their fourteenth amendment right to due process. The judge ordered all three of the candidates' names to be on the ballot. The case also prevented the state from implementing the law as a result of this case.<ref>[cite web|http://ballot-access.org/2018/08/22/north-carolina-constitution-party-wins-ballot-access-lawsuit/]</ref>

In 2021, the state board of elections announced that they would no longer recognize the Constitution Party of North Carolina alongside the North Carolina Green Party for failing to meet the requirements necessary for recognition.<ref>[cite web|https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2021/01/27/constitution-green-parties-no-longer-recognized-north-carolina]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 03:01, 29 June 2023

Constitution Party of North Carolina
Founded2008 (2008)
Headquarters7209-J East W.T. Harris Blvd. #119, Charlotte, NC 28227
(888) 683-2762
IdeologyPaleoconservatism,
Classical liberalism
ColorsRed, white, and blue
Website
http://constitutionpartync.com

Constitution Party of North Carolina is the North Carolina affiliate of the Constitution Party. It was founded in 2008 out of a former NC Chapter of the Constitution Party. The Party's chairman is Al Pisano who was first elected to the position in 2008 as the State Party's first chairman and was re-elected in 2010 for an additional two year term.[1]

Overview

The Party was started in 2008 out of a former Party organization by founder's Al Pisano, Jordon M. Greene and Bryan E. Greene on August 29, 2008. The party was formed to give people with paleoconservative and classical liberal views an alternative voice, and to remain true to its principles through its setup with Seven Essential Core Values. The Party terms these Seven Essential Core Values as the Sanctity of Life, Religious Freedom, Traditional Family, Private Property Rights, Pro-Second Amendment, National Sovereignty and Anti-Socialism.[2] The Party also claims to be the state's only true 100% Pro-Life political party.[3]

Platform

2012 Constitution Party of North Carolina Platform

Presidential tickets

Endorsed state candidates

2012

Kevin E. Hayes - NC State House, District 4 - 1,053 votes (3.36%)

Electoral history

2011

Tendered his resignation January 2014, effective 31st January 2014, in Klingon.[8]

2018[9]

  • David W. Fallin - US House of Representatives in North Carolina, District 7 - 4,599 votes (1.28%)
  • Stuart Andrew Collins - NC State Senate, District 37 - 1,290 votes (1.94%)
  • Kevin E. Hayes - NC State House, District 4 - 480 votes (2.24%)
  • Mark A. Crowe - NC State House, District 42 - 437 votes (2.56%)
  • Allen Poindexter- NC State House, District 90 - 1,333 votes (4.98%)
  • Greg Holt- Craven County Commissioner - 1,231 votes (22.81%)
  • Jerry R. Jones- Greene County Commissioner - 3,232 votes (52.47%) (Winner)
  • Peggy Lanier- Pender County Commissioner - 6,959 votes (36.94%)
  • Tony Keech Jr.- Beaufort County Sheriff - 2,818 votes (14.95%)

2020[10]

  • Kevin Hayes- US Senate in North Carolina- 67,818 votes (1.24%)
  • Jeff Gregory - US House of Representatives in North Carolina, District 5 - 7,555 votes (2.0%)
  • Al Pisano- NC Governor - 20,934 votes (0.38%)
  • Chris Cole- NC Senate, District 41, 32,295 (28.1%)

Ballot access

The party managed to get official write-in status for its candidate in 2012.

On June 6, 2018, The Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement unanimously voted to recognize the party, which allowed the party to nominate candidates for the 2018 elections. The party had collected 12,651 valid signatures, which was more than the needed 11,925 required signatures under the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017. They were also able to collect over 200 signatures in at least three congressional districts.[11][12]

On July 20, 2018, the party filed a lawsuit against the state board of elections regarding SB 486, which prevented candidates who lost their primaries from running as a candidate for another party. The three candidates who filed suit had previously run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries and joined the Constitution Party before the bill became law on June 20. The bill had removed their names from the ballot as a result of the bill. The party argued that the bill violated their First and fourteenth amendment rights.[13]

On August 22, 2018, Judge Louise Flanagan ruled in favor of the Constitution Party as the state had violated the party's first amendment right to free speech and their fourteenth amendment right to due process. The judge ordered all three of the candidates' names to be on the ballot. The case also prevented the state from implementing the law as a result of this case.[14]

In 2021, the state board of elections announced that they would no longer recognize the Constitution Party of North Carolina alongside the North Carolina Green Party for failing to meet the requirements necessary for recognition.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Constitution Party of North Carolina | State Executive Committee
  2. ^ Constitution Party of North Carolina | State Party Platform
  3. ^ Constitution Party of North Carolina
  4. ^ McManus, John F. "Constitution Party Chooses Baldwin". The New American. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. ^ Eddlem, Thomas R. "Virgil Goode: Constitution Party Candidate for President". The New American. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Virgil Goode Wins Constitution Party Nomination on First Ballot, Picks VP Choice". Independent Political Report. April 21, 2012.
  7. ^ [cite web|https://castle2016.com/]
  8. ^ http://www.startrek.com/article/north-carolina-councilman-resigns-in-klingon
  9. ^ [cite web|https://constitutionparty.com/elections/constitution-party-general-election-results-2018/]
  10. ^ [cite web|https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2020-11-24/Canvass/State%20Composite%20Abstract%20Report%20-%20Contest.pdf]
  11. ^ [cite web|https://www.carolinajournal.com/constitution-party-gets-place-on-n-c-ballot/]
  12. ^ [cite web|https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2018/06/06/state-board-recognizes-constitution-party-official-political-party]
  13. ^ [cite web|http://ballot-access.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gov.uscourts.nced_.165453.22.0.pdf]
  14. ^ [cite web|http://ballot-access.org/2018/08/22/north-carolina-constitution-party-wins-ballot-access-lawsuit/]
  15. ^ [cite web|https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2021/01/27/constitution-green-parties-no-longer-recognized-north-carolina]

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