I support easing ballot access laws to make it easier for candidates to get on the ballot. I like Hawaii's 669 signature requirement.

Click on your state below to learn more about the requirements to get on your state's ballot or even to qualify as a write-in candidate. If you are so inclined, I encourage you to get my name on your state's ballot. Power to the people!

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Learn about efforts to reform ballot access laws --- http://www.cofoe.org/

It takes 675,000 petition signatures for an independent or minor party presidential candidate to get on the ballot in all 50 states -- that is 26 times the number needed by a Democratic presidential candidate.

Requirements for a minor party candidate to get on the ballot increased tenfold from 1930 to 1980 -- while the U.S. population increased only two times.

Sky-high signature requirements exist in many states. Examples: California -- 140,149 (in 15 weeks); Oklahoma -- 58,552; Maryland -- 69,500; North Carolina -- 43,601.

Least Difficult:
New Jersey---800
Mississippi---1,000
Louisiana----$500 fee & 12 party electors
Utah---1,000
Hawaii - 669 signatures
South Carolina---10,000 /or minor party
Vermont---1,000 /or-minor party
Arkansas---1,000
Iowa---1,500
Florida---
Rhode Island---1,000
Tennessee---25 electors
Wisconsin---2,000
Washington---1,000 (convention with 1,000 attendees)
Ohio---5,000
California---140,149
Minnesota---2,000
Colorado---$500 fee

More Difficult States:
Alaska---3,128
Maine---4,000
Wash. DC---3,900
Kansas---5,000
Kentucky---5,000
Conn.---7,500
Delaware---290 party / 5,800 cand.
Idaho---5,984
Montana---5,000
Nebraska---2,500
Nevada--5,746
No. Dakota--4,000
So. Dakota---3,356
Virginia 10,000
Wyoming--3,868
New York---15,000

Extremely Difficult:
Michigan---38,084
Texas---74,101
Georgia---42,489
Oregon---18,356
Pennsylvania---27,000 estimated
Illinois---25,000
Indiana---32,742
Maryland---32,500 estimated
Massachusetts---10,000
New Mexico---16,764
Oklahoma---43,913
West Virginia---15,118
Arizona---21,500 estimated
Missouri---10,000
North Carolina---69,734

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