The Independence Party of Florida was a minor political party in the state of Florida in the United States. It was established in 1999 by Peter Allen, a businessman from Riverview, Florida. Allen subsequently ran for governor of Florida as his party's nominee in 2010, by which point the party's membership had grown to include over 65,000 Floridians. [1] According to the Orlando Sentinel, Allen ran for governor "on a pro-Constitution, anti-special-interests platform"; [2] he received 123,831 votes in the general election, representing 2.3% of all votes cast. [3] The party was shut down by the state of Florida in 2017. [4] [5] It was often confused with the Independent Party of Florida. [6] [7]
References
- ^ Fletcher, Penny (2015-10-07). "Riverview businessman jumps back into state politics". The Observer News. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Powers, Scott (2010-09-02). "Alternative political parties hold some sway in Florida". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Florida - Election Results 2010". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Quintana, Andrew (2018-04-20). "Election Season Brings Third Party Confusion, Voter Turnout Into Question". WFSU. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Anderson, Shirley (2017-04-24). "Independence Party of Florida has been cancelled" (PDF). Hernando County Supervisor of Elections. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Cerabino, Frank (2017-04-10). "Cerabino: Florida voter finally gets to make her declaration of independence". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Pantazi, Andrew (2018-04-14). "Will a Democratic wave hit Florida? Here's what the data says". The Florida Times. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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