Independence Party of Florida

Political party

This article is about the Independence Party of Florida and is 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

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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.

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