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Independent American Party of New Mexico

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Independent American Party of New Mexico
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Basic facts
Location:Albuquerque, N.M
Type:Political party
Affiliation:Independent American Party
Top official:Robert Bridgewater, Chair
Year founded:2012
Website:Official website

The Independent American Party of New Mexico is the New Mexico political party affiliate of the national Independent American Party. The group is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1]

Background

The Independent American Party of New Mexico (NMIAP) was founded by Jon Ross Barrie in 2012 as the New Mexico affiliate of the national Independent American Party. According to the national party, the group aims to "restore our Constitutional Republic, restore Constitutional Law, and restore all rights, liberties, and properties rightfully belonging to the people and to the states" with an emphasis on Judeo-Christian principles.[2][3]

The NMIAP gained ballot access in 2012 by submitting a signature petition to the New Mexico secretary of state. Barrie campaigned for U.S. Senate in 2012 as the NMIAP nominee and earned 3.6 percent of the vote. However, Barrie left the NMIAP following the 2012 election to join the Constitution Party.[4][2][5]

Despite Barrie's departure and vacancies in party leadership, the NMIAP has remained a qualified minor political party in New Mexico. The group did not support any candidates during the 2014 election cycle.[6][7][8][9]

Platform

According to the New Mexico Blue Book 2015, the Independent American Party of New Mexico has the following platform:

“ To promote: respect for life, liberty and property; strong traditional families; patriotism; and individual, state and national sovereignty — with a strong reliance on the Declaration of Independence and allegiance to the Constitution for the United States of America — by petition to God and by political and educational means.[1][10] ”

Rules and bylaws

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See also: Rules of the Independent American Party

The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. As of March 2016, the rules and bylaws of the Independent American Party of New Mexico were not publicly available. The following summary focuses on the structure and governance of the state party according to the bylaws of the national Independent American Party:[11]

  • The state party must provide copies of its constitution and bylaws to the national party.
  • The state party must have elected officers and hold regular meetings.
  • The number of the state party's national convention delegates is equal to the number of the state's electoral college votes.

Convention

As of March 2016, no information was available regarding a 2016 convention of the Independent American Party of New Mexico.

Leadership

The following individuals hold leadership positions with the Independent American Party of New Mexico:[1]

  • Robert Bridgewater, Chair

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New Mexico Secretary of State, "New Mexico Blue Book 2015," accessed March 22, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballot Access News, "Jon Barrie, founder of the New Mexico Independent American Party, joins Constitution Party," December 22, 2012
  3. ↑ Independent American Party, "History of the IAP," accessed March 24, 2016
  4. ↑ Ballot Access News, "New Mexico approves party status for Green, Constitution, and Independent American parties," April 26, 2012
  5. ↑ Ballot Access News, "New Mexico secretary of state says Independent American Party candidate for U.S. Senate doesn’t have enough valid signatures," August 3, 2012
  6. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Qualified political parties in New Mexico," accessed March 22, 2016
  7. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Constitution Party outpolls Republican Party in partisan New Mexico County sheriff election," November 28, 2014
  8. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Constitution Party of Oregon affiliates itself with the National Alliance of Independent American Parties," September 7, 2013
  9. ↑ Independent American Party, "State Groups—New Mexico," accessed March 22, 2016
  10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  11. ↑ Independent American Party, "Bylaws," accessed March 22, 2016
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