On March 28, Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill, a Democrat, asked the Governor to suspend the need for petitions for the general election, for parties that are already ballot-qualified for at least one statewide office. Connecticut is unique in that qualified status is office-by-office. Parties that polled 1% for a particular office in the last election are on the ballot automatically, but just for that one office.
The Secretary of State’s recommendation would allow the Working Families, Independent, Green, and Libertarian Parties to be on the ballot for all partisan office, instead of just the offices for which they polled 1% in the last election. Here is the letter.
This is a really good question. With the COVID-19 pandemic situation how will many candidates both major party and minor party be able to collect signatures? This could cost the Libertarians 50 state ballot access. Is there any coordinated effort to address this situation through COFOE or any other organization?