On January 6, the Washington state Democratic Party told the Secretary of State to list thirteen presidential candidates: Mike Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang. Thanks to Steve Kamp for this news. The list is not yet on the Secretary of State’s web page.
Not a good sign for Marianne Williamson.
Each party set its own filing requirement.
Democrats required 1000 signatures and a filing fee. Two additional candidates Julián Castro and Kamala Harris had qualified before they withdrew, and were not listed. Williamson has had trouble in states requiring petitions, and will be even more so with her paid staff laid off.
The GOP required support from 12 state executive members and a fee of $12,000.
Do you know if the party will have an “uncommitted” as an option?
@ Richard: I’m curious. Is it only for Presidential primaries that states allow parties to put candidates on the ballot? Are there any states in which any qualified party can simply name candidates for other offices to appear on the primary ballot?
@RD,
The statute passed last year added a provision that let the party determine whether to have an Uncommited option. The delegate selection rules for the Washington Democratic Party note the possibility of “uncommited” being apportioned delegates as if it were another candidate. But it is not 100% certain that they will request that option.
It is also possible for a party to send a list of write-in candidates to the SOS.
@WZ,
New York permits parties to “designate” primary candidates. Candidates may also be designated by petition. NY uses the word “designate” for primaries in the same way that “nominate” is used for general elections.
New York requires a write-in space for all elections, but it cancels primaries if there are zero or one candidates. But they also have an option called ‘Opportunity To Ballot’ or OTB. In this case, “ballot” is used as a verb, so OTB means an opportunity to vote, rather than cancelling the election for that office.
If there were zero candidates, then OTB results in a write-in space. If there was one candidate, then his office will appear on the ballot, along with the write-in space.
It is quite common to have no primary races for a party, or only a scattering.
NO write-in space =
subversion of 14-2 for 14-2 offices.
Too many corrupt State regimes to count ???
@DR,
Not a 14-2 office.
And there is right to cast a write-in. See Burdick v Takashi.
PRIMARIES ARE PART OF THE ELECTION PROCESS AS JR SURELY DETECTS.
@DR,
Which 14-2 office is the primary for?
How many States/DC connect a Prez candidate with a list of 12 Amdt Electors ???
— with or without any Prez primary.