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Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson could be on Oklahoma's presidential ballot this year. But he won't be listed as being with the Libertarian Party.

Oklahoma members of the newly formed American Elect party met recently and they agreed to have Johnson and his vice presidential running mate, James Gray, listed as their party's nominees.

But officials with the national Americans Elect party aren't happy about the development. They have notified Oklahoma election officials that the party will not have a presidential or vice presidential candidate or any other candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Kahil Byrd, a director of the Americans Elect party, said the party wrote election officials Monday that the party is withdrawing its ballot line on the Nov. 6 ballot and is terminating its status as a qualified party in Oklahoma.

Tuesday, Rex Lawhorn, Oklahoma chairman of the Americans Elect Party, submitted his party's seven electors for the presidential election, putting state Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax in a quandary.

This is a very unusual situation, so we are seeking legal advice from our counsel at the attorney general's office about how to proceed, Ziriax said.

Ziriax won't comment further. Regardless of how the attorney general's office advises, it's expected either the national or state group will file a legal challenge.

Ziriaz said he expects to get a legal recommendation in the next couple weeks. State election officials have to send ballots by early September to printers in order to get them mailed to military members and others living in other countries by Sept. 21, or 45 days before the Nov. 6 election, to comply with federal law.

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Group seeks to get Libertarian Party's presidential candidate on Oklahoma's ballot