Kansas recognizes No Labels as political party

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab (R) announced on Wednesday that No Labels would be officially recognized as a political party in the state after meeting the eligibility requirements. 

No Labels needed to collect signatures that were equivalent to 2 percent of the number of votes made during the gubernatorial election in November 2022, which it met, according to a press release.

“With the official recognition of No Labels Kansas, the party is eligible to register voters under its affiliation and nominate candidates for public office,” the release states.

Kansas also noted that as a recognized minor party in the state, the candidate nomination had to be done either through a caucus or convention and not during the Sunflower State’s primary in August.

The bipartisan political group No Labels has been working to garner ballot access across the country as it considers a potential third-party presidential bid.  

The group has not selected a candidate ticket for the ballot, but one of its members suggested last June that it “will not be a spoiler in favor of Donald Trump in 2024,” and if Biden is “way, way out ahead and the person who the Republicans may choose — and if they continue to choose Donald Trump, even though he’s been indicted — then No Labels will stand down.”

The group said earlier this month that it has qualified for the ballot in more than a dozen states and are looking to gain ballot access in as many more.