Approval Voting Party

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The Approval Voting Party was co-founded by Blake Huber and Frank Atwood.{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/approval-voting-party-now-minor-party-in-colorado-11512652|title=Approval Voting Party Gains Minor Party Status — But It Doesn't Want Your Votes|website=Westword|last1=Fleming|first1=Sara|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820011149/https://www.westword.com/news/approval-voting-party-now-minor-party-in-colorado-11512652|archive-date=August 20, 2020}} The party ran Huber for the position of Colorado Secretary of State in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2018/09/05/approval-voting-party-hopes-to-become-ballot-qualified-in-colorado/|title=Approval Voting Party Hopes to Become Ballot-Qualified in Colorado|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2020}} Huber received 13,258 votes, 0.5 percent of all cast, behind the Democratic, Republican, and Constitution Party nominees.{{cite book |last1=Griswold |first1=Jena |last2=Flanagan |first2=Jenny |last3=Choate |first3=Judd |title=2018 Abstract of Votes Cast |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State |location=Denver |page=103 |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2018/2018Abstract.pdf |access-date=July 10, 2021}}

In October 2019, the party received minor party status in Colorado after surpassing 1,000 registered members.{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2019/10/04/approval-voting-party-becomes-ballot-qualified-in-colorado/|title=Approval Voting Party Becomes Ballot-Qualified in Colorado|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820011635/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorados-approval-voting-party-achieves-minor-party-status/article_220466ac-e54b-11e9-bcd5-63add41f27e9.html |archive-date=August 20, 2020}}

In 2019, Atwood, a member of the Littleton, Colorado election commission, attempted to pass a measure that would have implemented approval voting in non-partisan municipal elections within that town. The election commission voted to send the measure to the city council; however, the city council voted 4-3 against the measure.{{cite web|url=https://littletonindependent.net/stories/making-a-case-for-a-different-way-to-vote,287219|title=Making a case for a different way to vote|website=Littleton Independent|last1=Gilbert|first1=David|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820010426/https://littletonindependent.net/stories/making-a-case-for-a-different-way-to-vote,287219|archive-date=August 20, 2020}}

During the 2016 presidential election, Frank Atwood served as the AVP's presidential nominee and Blake Huber as its vice-presidential nominee. Atwood and Huber only appeared on the ballot in Colorado, receiving 337 votes.{{cite web|date=October 1, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2020|title=A grand and 9 friends can get you on Colorado ballot|last1=Marcus|first1=Peter|website=The Durango Herald|url=https://durangoherald.com/articles/110019-a-grand-and-9-friends-can-get-you-on-colorado-ballot|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820010047/https://durangoherald.com/articles/110019-a-grand-and-9-friends-can-get-you-on-colorado-ballot|archive-date=August 20, 2020}}{{cite web |date=September 14, 2002 |title=2016 presidential election results in Colorado |work=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2016&fips=8&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820010053/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2016&fips=8&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=August 20, 2020 }}

On March 8, 2020, four delegates voted to give Huber the presidential nomination and Atwood the vice-presidential nomination at a meeting in Sheridan, Colorado.{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2020/06/11/approval-voting-party-chooses-presidential-and-vice-presidential-nominees/|title=Approval Voting Party Chooses Presidential and Vice-Presidential Nominees|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=August 8, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820012202/https://ballot-access.org/2020/06/11/approval-voting-party-chooses-presidential-and-vice-presidential-nominees/|archive-date=August 20, 2020}} Huber and Atwood were on the ballot in Vermont and Colorado,{{Cite web |title=Vermont Posts General Election Candidate List; Will Have 22 Presidential Candidates on Ballot |work=Ballot Access News |last1=Winger |first1=Richard |date=August 20, 2020 |url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/20/vermont-posts-general-election-candidate-list-will-have-22-presidential-candidates-on-ballot/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820213803/http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/20/vermont-posts-general-election-candidate-list-will-have-22-presidential-candidates-on-ballot/ |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=August 20, 2020 }}{{Cite news |title=2020 General Election Candidate List in Colorado |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/generalCandidates.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200820213952/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/generalCandidates.html |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=August 20, 2020 }} receiving 409 votes.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Blake Huber was the AVP's presidential nominee and Andrea Denault the vice-presidential nominee. Huber and Denault were on the ballot in Colorado, receiving 2,196 votes.

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