印第安纳州林肯党凭3.6%得票锁定四年自动列名资格 自由党资格告急
印第安纳州新政党「林肯党」（Lincoln Party）在本次州务卿选举中凭候选人 Greg Ballard 超过3.6%的得票率，锁定未来四年在该州的自动列名（ballot access）资格：州法规定，得票率达到2%的政党可在后续选举中自动列名候选人，无需逐次征集签名。
林肯党由 Nathan Gotsch 创办并担任主席，Ballard 曾任印第安纳波利斯市长。与此同时，自由党（Libertarian）候选人 Lauri Shillings 截至11月5日上午得票约1.9%，该党可能失去自动列名资格。州务卿一职由民主党人 Beau Bayh 赢得，是民主党自2012年以来首次赢得印第安纳州全州公职选举。
（来源：印第安纳星报）
Indiana's Lincoln Party secures four years of automatic ballot access with 3.6% showing
Indiana's new Lincoln Party has secured automatic ballot access for the next four years after its secretary of state candidate, Greg Ballard, earned more than 3.6% of the vote. Under state law, a party reaching 2% qualifies to place candidates on future ballots automatically, without gathering signatures each cycle.
The Lincoln Party was founded and is chaired by Nathan Gotsch; Ballard is a former mayor of Indianapolis. Meanwhile the Libertarian candidate, Lauri Shillings, stood at about 1.9% as of November 5, putting her party's automatic access at risk. Democrat Beau Bayh won the secretary of state race, the first Democratic statewide win in Indiana since 2012.
(Source: Indianapolis Star)
来源：印第安纳星报
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