State Sen. Sam McCann, a Conservative Party candidate for governor, was joined by his running mate, Aaron Merreighn of Riverton, on Monday as they filed more than 65,000 signatures to get on the Nov. 6 ballot.

 

“This is about a calling,” McCann told reporters at the State Board of Elections after the petitions were filed. “This is about doing what’s right. It’s about restoring people’s faith in our state and in our nation ... that we can have servant-driven leadership and not politicians who serve themselves.”

 

McCann said he believes the petitions will withstand an expected objection. Independents and third-party candidates for governor need 25,000 valid signatures — compared with 5,000 signatures that Democratic and Republican candidates had to file to compete in the March primaries.

 

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