Independence Party of Florida

This article is about the Independence Party of Florida. Not to be confused with Independent Party of Florida.

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

1. Fletcher, Penny (2015-10-07). "Riverview businessman jumps back into state politics". The Observer News. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
2. Powers, Scott (2010-09-02). "Alternative political parties hold some sway in Florida". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
3. "Florida - Election Results 2010". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
4. Quintana, Andrew (2018-04-20). "Election Season Brings Third Party Confusion, Voter Turnout Into Question". WFSU. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
5. Anderson, Shirley (2017-04-24). "Independence Party of Florida has been cancelled" (PDF). Hernando County Supervisor of Elections. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
6. Cerabino, Frank (2017-04-10). "Cerabino: Florida voter finally gets to make her declaration of independence". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
7. Pantazi, Andrew (2018-04-14). "Will a Democratic wave hit Florida? Here's what the data says". The Florida Times. Retrieved 2018-11-19.