David King, a candidate for Mayor of Milwaukee, is off the ballot because his petition was found to contain only 1,497 valid signatures. The requirement is 1,500. See this story.
Mayor is a nonpartisan office, but King is a Republican.
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
Perhaps candidates should be given the option of getting on the ballot either by petition or fee, or some combination of either, such that if a candidate comes up short in valid signatures, he or she could make up the difference on the spot by paying a fee, the amount of which would be proportional to the percentage of deficient signatures.
Nom pets ONLY
ONE person forms —
(4) The names of all candidates shall be put on the general election ballots only by nominating petition forms signed by Electors in the area involved equal to not more than [0.1] percent of the number of Electors who voted in the last regular election in such area which shall be filed and verified respectively by [105] and [70] days before the election day.
(5) Form- [9, 10 or 12] point type, [3.5 by 4.25 inches]
NOMINATING PETITION – [PARTISAN] (for legislative offices) [NONPARTISAN] (for executive/judicial offices)
I nominate (candidate’s name and address) (of the (one word party name – not more than [16] capital letters) Party) for (office) in (election area) at the (date) election.
Elector signature, printed name, address and date signed.
Return to- (address)