A woman whose name appears on Minnesota’s presidential primary ballot as a third-party candidate said she did not agree to run.
Crystal Gabel told the Minneapolis Star Tribune she learned her name was on the Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now Party’s March 5 ballot from a Google alert.
Party leaders told the paper in an email that they had “discussed and posted about this in a Facebook leadership group that Crystal is also a part of,” adding, “Crystal is a party leader and that she “There were all signs that he was ready to become a party leader.” in the Minnesota primary. ”
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They said her name had been withdrawn, but the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office said it remained on the ballot. Early voting has begun.
Gabel advises people not to vote for him.
A sign is seen outside a polling place in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 3, 2020. Colorado resident Crystal Gabel recently learned that her name is on the ballot for Minnesota’s 2024 presidential primary, even though she has not consented to her candidacy. (Steven Maturen/Getty Images)
“I did not consent to be on the ballot for this election in Minnesota,” Gabel, who lives in Colorado, said in an email to the paper. “I was not approached by anyone in the LMN Minnesota Party to run for office, nor was my candidacy endorsed by the state of Minnesota.”
“People have a common law right not to be forced to be a candidate,” Gabel said. “These actions are completely anti-democratic.”
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State law requires major political parties to submit the names of their presidential primary candidates to appear on party ballots 63 days before the election. Minnesota allows people to register to vote as late as Election Day. Voters must request a ballot from the party of their choice.
Once a political party submits a name, the ballot remains unchanged. This means Republican candidates who have dropped out of the race, such as Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis, will be on the Republican ballot in Minnesota.
