Filing for the New Hampshire presidential primary closes at the end of the day, Friday, October 28. So far there are 24 candidates running in the Republican presidential primary of January 10, 2012, and 12 candidates running in the Democratic presidential primary.
Most presidential election years, New Hampshire has the nation’s most crowded presidential primary ballots. Anyone may qualify by submitting a check for $1,000. New Hampshire encourages lots of candidates, in order to increase the filing fee revenue.
The most crowded presidential primary ballot in the nation’s history was the Democratic ballot in New Hampshire in 1992, when 36 candidates qualified.
How brave are the 11 of 12 Dems — going against Obama ???
But three candidates on the General Election Ballot (or General Election Debates) is too confusing for the voters???????????
As of the time that I am writing this [noon EDT, Friday], both Rick Perry and Gary Johnson have yet to file, so the numbers may be higher.
One of the Democrats, Randall Terry, of Operation Rescue fame, is running solely so he can run graphic anti-abortion advertisements. Other than his extreme anti-abortion views, he has many Democratic views (he’s pro-amnesty, pro-immediate withdrawl from Afghanistan, and pro-United Nations for example).
What I find interesting is that the Democrats who say they are running for President who have large websites easily found on Google, such as Sanderson Beck, Harry Braun, Willie Carter, Cody Judy, Leah Lax, and Mike Maloney, have yet to file for NH. Yet some who have not even filed with the FEC and do not have a website, including Ed Cowan, Bob Ely, Craig Freis, Bob Greene, John D. Haywood, Cornelius O’Connor, Darcy Richardson, and John Wolfe, have.
One Republican candidate, Christopher Hill, claims on his website that he is from Bedford, NH, but on his filing papers lists a UPS Store mailbox in Louisville, KY.
Note: both Rick Perry and Gary Johnson have finally filed so the numbers now are 27-R, 13D.
Even at the end of the day today we may not know all the candidates until Monday. New Gingrich filed on Tuesday afternoon, but it wasn’t posted on NH Sec. of State site until Wednesday morning.
Question: I know that a candidate is supposed to have the names of his 23 delegates and 23 alternates, so how can all these minor candidates get 46 New Hampshire-ites each to sign up with them?
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How much of the NH State budget is financed by the filing fees ???
Will the States compete for the lowest filing fee [per vote] ???