Libertarian Candidate For New Hampshire Governor Files Signatures: Watch

CONCORD, NH — One of two Libertarian Party candidates for governor in New Hampshire has been barnstorming the state in the past 48 hours, filing thousands of signatures to gain ballot access.

Kelly Halldorson of Rye was in Concord on Tuesday to submit 232 signatures from voters in the city to the clerk’s office for verification. Independent candidates must gather signatures to gain ballot access. Democrats and Republicans just pay a filing fee.

Halldorson said she and her supporters need 3,000 verified signatures to gain ballot access. She said the campaign had gathered more than 4,000 raw signatures.

Independent candidates have until Wednesday to submit all their signature petitions to cities and towns. After clerks verify the signatures are accurate, indie candidates must collect all the petitions from the clerks and submit them to the Secretary of State.

“It’s quite a process,” she said.

Halldorson said one of the main reasons she was running was that the 2022 campaign needed “a liberty option.” More than 40 percent of voters were undeclared or not enrolled in a party and deserved choices.

“Liberty offers a wide variety of ideal solutions to Granite State problems,” she said.

Karlyn Borysenko of Merrimack is also running for governor for the Libertarian Party. Party members nominated her, but the party does not have major party status in New Hampshire.

If she or Halldorson receive 4 percent of the vote in November, the LPNH will have major party status again in New Hampshire. It is unknown if they earn a combined 4 percent if the party achieves major party status again.

Halldorson's website can be found here.

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