ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Major party qualifications:

Petition: 10,000 signatures
Orreceived 10% of the total vote cast for governor
in the previous general election [8.12]

General ballot access for major parties:

A vote cast for President and Vice President is
made through the Presidential Elector [5.10]
1. Presidential Selection Committee
Selects major party candidates [8.12 (b)]
Announcement made at the end of January
2. Petition (for those not selected):
1,000 signatures from each of the 8 districts
(8,000 total), but not more than 1,500.
Deadline third Tuesday in February [8.12 (c)]

General ballot access for minor party and
independent candidates:

File nomination letter and declaration of candidacy [8.20]
Submit a slate of electors
Petition: between 2,000 and 4,000 signatures [8.20(4)]
Deadline: between August 1st and the first Tuesday in September [8.20(8)]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot: withdrawal not permitted
CAUCUS STATE
Voter registration: 13 days before the election by
mail; day before the election in person; day of election
at the polls

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

The candidate must file a list of 10 presidential electors and a “Declaration of Candidacy” in the following manner no later than October 21, 2008. The list shall contain one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large and the names of the candidates for president and vice president for whom they intend to vote, if elected.
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/