August 10 was the Ohio petition deadline for presidential candidates who use the independent candidate procedure. The Secretary of State’s web page shows that only four petitions were filed: for the Libertarian slate, the Constitution slate, and independent candidates Michael Steinberg and Richard Duncan. Duncan lives in Ohio and has been on the ballot in Ohio as an independent presidential candidate in 2012 and 2008 as well, but he has never got on any other state’s ballot. Steinberg is a stand-in for Rocky De La Fuente, although it is not clear what the final names will be for that slate until after the stand-in process is completed.
Evan McMullin, the choice of some anti-Trump Republicans, did not file.
The qualified parties in Ohio are Democratic, Green, and Republican. The Libertarian Party is still waiting to see if the Sixth Circuit will put it back on the ballot. It was a qualified party 2008-2014. Thanks to Steve Linnabary for the link.
Did McMullin file in Hawaii, Colorado, Connecticut, Alaska, or New Hampshire?
What about Roque “Rocky” de la Fuente? I know that he conducted a petition drive for ballot access in Ohio.
Good point, Andy. I re-wrote the post.
Does Evan McMullin even have a vice presidential pick on his ticket, or is it just a publicity stunt?
I understand that the Libertarians used a stand-in to avoid the “sore-loser” law in Ohio, in case their suit to list Johnson and Weld as Libertarians wins. But, I wonder, do they have separate lists of electors as well?
The Ohio Secretary of State has corrected its web page and now lists the Steinberg-De La Fuente petition.
“Evan McMullin, the choice of anti-Trump Republicans, did not file.”
Should read, “Evan McMullin, a choice of a few anti-Trump Republicans, did not file.”
You’re right, Bradley. I altered the post.