On October 2, New Hampshire said the presidential primary filing dates in 2020 will be October 30-November 15, 2019. Only the Republican and Democratic Parties will have a presidential primary in 2020. The Libertarian Party would have had one if its gubernatorial candidate in 2018 had polled as much as 4%, but she did not poll that high.
The New Hampshire presidential primary date is tentatively set for February 11.
It is very easy for a candidate to qualify for the New Hampshire presidential primary. No petition is needed, and no showing is needed that the candidate is discussed in the news media. The only requirement is payment of $1,000. New Hampshire usually has the most candidates on its major party presidential primaries of any state. Here is a news story about the announcement. Thanks to Daryl Perry for the link.
SCOTUS CASE IN 1970S ??? –
FEE ONLY FOR BALLOT ACCESS = UNCON
DO PREZ PRIMARY FEES KEEP THE NH REGIME OPERATING FOR 4 YEARS ??? HA HA
2016 CANDIDATES — HOW MANY $$$ MILLIONS FOR THE NH REGIME ???
COST PER VOTE ???
POTUS candidates can file for the primary in the year before the election, but minor party and independent candidates can’t collect petitions until January 1… how is that fair?
https://transition.fec.gov/general/FederalElections2016.shtml
2016 FEC stats
2016 NH Prez primary [NO USA Prez incumbent] –
mere 52 D with 14 got under 10 votes
mere 48 R with 15 got under 10 votes
Sum – mere 100 with 29 under 10 votes
*serious* candidates about 5 D and 5 R = about 90 ego freaks
100 = $$$ 100,000 for NH regime ???
NH TAXPAYER Cost to have NH Prez primary election ???
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Abolish the whole evil EC mess.
ONE election day
Nom pets / fees = equal ballot access
NONPARTISAN AppV
One qualification for the California primary is appearing on one other primary ballot. Any candidate on the New Hampshire ballot automatically qualifies in California.
As previously reported in BAN the New Hampshire LP will hold it’s own presidential preference primary.
https://www.lpnh.org/lpnh-announces-2020-presidential-preference-primary/
JR-
Who needs 50 States ???
— just have one minority rule gerrymander State make all State laws
[to be incorporated into the laws of the other 49 States] ???
Possible Mass ??? – deemed independent on 19 Apr 1775 – Battles of Lexington and Concord –
day 1 of Am Rev WAR.
Brits slow to react — not until MAJOR counter-attack in NY in Aug 1776
AFTER 4 July 1776 DOI
divine intervention – USA Army able to escape on dark/foggy night from Long island to Manhattan
— to live to fight again and again and again to 19 Oct 1781 Victory with French over Brits at Yorktown, VA –
LONG 6.5 years WAR — many, many young Americans killed/injured —
possible worse than 1861-1866 USA Civil War death/injury rates.
Ballots and ballot access have NOT been easy or cheap.