2008 PETITIONING FOR PRESIDENT

2008 PETITIONING FOR PRESIDENT
(updated October 23, 2008: FINAL)

STATE	REQUIREMENTS		SIGNATURES COLLECTED				DEADLINES
STATE	Full Party	Cand.	Libertarian	Green	Const.	Nader	Party	Indep.
Alabama	37,513	5,000	already on	write-in	already on	already on	June 3	Sep. 8
Alaska	(reg) 7,124	#3,128	already on	write-in	already on	already on	Aug. 6	Aug. 6
Arizona	20,449	#21,759	already on	already on	write-in	already on	Mar. 6	unsettled
Arkansas	10,000	#1,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	June 30	Aug. 4
California	(reg) 88,991	158,372	already on	already on	write-in	already on	Dec. 31, 07	Aug. 8
Colorado	(reg) 1,000	pay $500	already on	already on	already on	already on	June 1	June 17
Conn.	no procedure	#7,500	too late	write-in	write-in	already on	- - -	Aug. 6
Delaware	(reg) 284	5,674	already on	already on	already on	already on	Aug. 12	July 15
D.C.	no procedure	3,883	in court	already on	too late	already on	- - -	Aug. 19
Florida	be organized	104,334	already on	already on	already on	already on	Sep. 2	July 15
Georgia	44,089	#42,489	already on	write-in	write-in	write-in	July 8	July 8
Hawaii	663	4,291	already on	already on	already on	already on	Apr. 3	Sep. 5
Idaho	11,968	5,984	already on	write-in	already on	already on	Aug. 29	Aug. 25
Illinois	no procedure	#25,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	- - -	June 23
Indiana	no procedure	#32,742	already on	write-in	write-in	write-in	- - -	June 30
Iowa	no procedure	#1,500	already on	already on	already on	already on	- - -	Aug. 15
Kansas	16,994	5,000	already on	write-in	already on	already on	June 2	Aug. 4
Kentucky	no procedure	#5,000	already on	write-in	already on	already on	- - -	Sep. 2
Louisiana	(reg) 1,000	pay $500	too late	already on	already on	already on	May 22	Sep. 2
Maine	27,544	#4,000	write-in	already on	write-in	already on	Dec 14, 07	Aug. 8
Maryland	10,000	31,102	already on	already on	already on	already on	Aug. 4	Aug. 4
Mass.	(reg) 40,116	#10,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	Feb. 1	July 29
Michigan	38,024	38,024	already on	already on	already on	already on	July 17	July 17
Minnesota	110,150	#2,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	July 15	Sep. 9
Mississippi	be organized	1,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	Jan. 10	Sep. 5
Missouri	10,000	10,000	already on	write-in	already on	already on	July 28	July 28
Montana	5,000	#5,000	already on	write-in	write-in	already on	Mar. 13	Aug. 13
Nebraska	5,921	2,500	already on	already on	already on	already on	Aug. 1	Aug. 26
Nevada	5,746	5,746	already on	already on	already on	already on	July 3	July 3
N. Hamp.	12,524	#3,000	already on	write-in	write-in	already on	Aug. 6	Aug. 6
New Jersey	no procedure	#800	already on	already on	already on	already on	- - -	July 28
New Mex.	2,794	16,764	already on	already on	already on	already on	Apr. 1	June 4
New York	no procedure	#15,000	already on	already on	write-in	already on	- - -	Aug. 19
No. Car.	69,734	69,734	already on	write-in	too late	write-in	May 16	June 12
No. Dakota	7,000	#4,000	already on	write-in	already on	already on	Apr. 11	Sep. 5
Ohio	have support	5,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	Aug 21	Aug. 21
Oklahoma	46,324	43,913	too late	too late	too late	too late	May 1	July 15
Oregon	20,640	18,356	already on	already on	already on	already on	Aug. 26	Aug. 26
Penn.	no procedure	#24,666	already on	write-in	write-in	already on	- - -	Aug. 1
Rhode Isl.	18,557	#1,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	May 30	Sep. 5
S. Carolina	10,000	10,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	May 4	July 15
S. Dakota	8,389	3,356	already on	too late	already on	already on	Mar. 25	Aug. 5
Tennessee	45,254	25	already on	already on	already on	already on	unsettled	Aug. 21
Texas	43,991	74,108	already on	write-in	write-in	write-in	May 26	May 12
Utah	2,000	#1,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	Feb. 15	Sep. 2
Vermont	be organized	#1,000	already on	write-in	already on	already on	Jan. 1	Sep. 12
Virginia	no procedure	#10,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	- - -	Aug. 22
Wash.	no procedure	#1,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	- - -	July 26
West Va.	no procedure	#15,118	too late	already on	already on	already on	- - -	Aug. 1
Wisconsin	10,000	#2,000	already on	already on	already on	already on	June 2	Sep. 2
Wyoming	3,868	3,868	already on	write-in	already on	already on	June 2	Aug. 25
TOTAL STATES ON			45	32	37	46	~	~

#partisan label is OK (other than "independent").
write-in means either that the write-ins will be counted without any paperwork, or it means that the campaign has filed or is filing for write-in status in that state.

PARTIES NOT ON PETITIONING CHART

Party for Socialism and Liberation (Gloria La Riva): Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Socialist Workers (Roger Calero): Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Washington.

Socialist (Brian Moore): Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

America’s Independent Party (Alan Keyes): on the ballot in Colorado, California, and Florida.

The Boston Tea Party’s presidential candidate (Charles Jay) is on the ballot in Colorado, Florida, and Tennessee.

Prohibition Party (Gene Amondson): On the ballot in Colorado, Florida, and Louisiana.

Ron Paul is on the ballot in Louisiana (Louisiana Taxpayers) and Montana (Constitution).

The Objectivist Party (Thomas Stevens) is on in Colorado and Florida.

As far as is known, this list, plus the parties in the petitioning chart above, plus the Democratic and Republican Parties, comprise a complete list of all candidates that are on the ballot in at least two states for president, so far.