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May 2022

Please stop adding a libertarian nominee as at the moment the canadite is showing no indication of having any chance of over 5% Greenhighwayconstruction (talk) 21:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC) I also want to point out that in the 2018 election the libertarian did not get over 5% and the libertarian is a different person. Wikipedia also has precident on this issue if you look here https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?date-range-to=2014-12-03&tagfilter=&title=2014+United+States+Senate+election+in+Arkansas&action=history non of the edits show a green party canadite on the infobox despite thair being a canadite that got 20% in the 2008 arkansas senate elction Greenhighwayconstruction (talk) 21:22, 17 May 2022 (UTC) I would like a responce in 24 hours or I will move to remove the libertarian nominee[reply]

I hold the position that all parties that obtain 5% or greater in the previous election for a seat remains in the info box until the general regardless of polling. With that said, I know I'm in the minority with that view, and I do see where you come from. And as you point to the 2014 Arkansas Senate article as a precedent. I would like to direct to the 2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election. In 2014, the Moderate Party received 21.4% of the vote. The party remained in the info box for 2018 until two polls were released in which the party was excluded. So it was removed in April 2018 from the info box. You stated the Libertarian candidate is showing no indication of reaching or surpassing 5%. There are no polls so we don't know that. We have the previous election for this seat. As well as, the 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election showing the Libertarian Party being capable of breaking 5% in the state of Indiana with different candidates. I propose we follow the 2018 Rhode Island Gubernatorial article as precedent; since it's newer than the 2014 Arkansas Senate article. We keep the Libertarian in the info box due to the results of the previous election for this seat. Until we have two polls that either A. Shows them under 5%. Or B. excludes them entirely. ThisUserIsTaken (talk) 12:09, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Rhode Island precident is invalid as it is for a gov race not a senate one however if here is some precident from 2018 montana senate race where one person was adding the libert but it kept getting removed Greenhighwayconstruction (talk) 22:25, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

seeing its been 24 hrs an I still havent gotten a reply I will remove the libertarian please use this talk page before re adding thanks Greenhighwayconstruction (talk) 03:49, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If we're going to treat elections differently based off what office they're for. Then what's the point of asking for precedent? An election is an election is it not? The same standard should apply regardless what office it's for. So far, the only concrete standard is the 5% threshold. Though that has not been equally distributed. Creating different standards for different types of elections only creates and undo complexity. I would also add the purpose of these talk pages is to form a consensus. A consensus has not been reached. So I would like to inform you that your taking authority and making decisions on your own without a consensus violates Wikipedia:Consensus. The 24 hour response rule also does not grant sole authority based off this sentence from the Consensus article. "Consensus cannot always be assumed simply because editors stop responding to talk page discussions in which they have already participated." My proposition, which was not address, still stands for a solution. We leave the Libertarian candidate in the info box due to the Party receiving ≥5% in the previous election for this seat. The candidate shall then be removed from the info box after two polls have been released for this race that either leaves the candidate off entirely, or they poll less than 5%. I hope other editors chime in shortly. I can tell we will not reach a consensus among the two of us. ThisUserIsTaken (talk) 17:36, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In regards to your point on precident, precident is worthless due to conflicting precident. Also I would like to ask where on wikipedia you got that 5% number. Also the last time indiana held a senate race the libertarian was literally thounsands of votes away from this 5 percent number! Also might I add that if you look at the edit summaries, the edit summaries do indeed show this article went years without having the libertarian. Also What if we were using president from a speaker of the house election article, the way the election is conducted and how voters decide how they will vote is vastly different. in the govorner and senate races voters may strongly support a canadite for govorner but refuse to support that canadite in a senate race simply due to what the job is! and finnaly I have provided two senate elctions for precident you have only provided one govorner election. Greenhighwayconstruction (talk) 01:14, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As the Libertarian candidate for Governor received 11.2 percent of the vote in a Statewide race, I would think that the Libertarian Party in Indiana would be allowed to have their candidates for other Statewide races listed in Wikipedia, namely Secretary of State and Senator. Secretary of State is particular important as getting 2% secures ballot access which the Party has had since 1994, and getting 10% would make the Libertarian Party a recognized Major Party in the State of Indiana. 198.21.24.251 (talk) 18:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]