Ohio Says Four Presidential Petitions Have Enough Signatures and Two Do Not

Posted on by August 22, 2024

On August 21, the Ohio Secretary of State said his office has determined that four independent presidential petitions have enough valid signatures, and two do not.

The two that do not are for Claudia De la Cruz and Shiva Ayyadurai.  Probably De la Cruz would have had enough, except that some of the petition sheets didn’t have a copy of the declaration of candidacy attached.  Ohio is believed to be the only state that requires petitions to include a copy of the declaration.

The four that have enough are for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Jill Stein, Peter Sonski, and Richard Duncan.  This is the first time an American Solidarity Party presidential candidate has qualified in Ohio, and represents the most difficult petition drive the party has completed in its history.  The requirement is 5,000 signatures.

Richard Duncan is an Ohio resident who has run for president in his home state several times before, but he generally doesn’t petition in any other state.

The qualified parties in Ohio are Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian.

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Ohio Says Four Presidential Petitions Have Enough Signatures and Two Do Not — 27 Comments

  1. And that just locked Claudia de la Cruz out of getting majority access to the Electoral College. Even with write-in states, she can only get to a maximum of 265 access unless there are pending lawsuits in states other than the ones that have automatic write-in status.

  2. 274* actually. She either has access to, can get access to, or has write-in states in: Alabama (9), California (54), Delaware (3), Georgia (16), Hawaii (4), Idaho (4), Indiana (11), Iowa (6), Kentucky (8), Louisiana (8), Massachusetts (11), Minnesota (10), Mississippi (6), New Hampshire (4), New Jersey (14), New Mexico (5), North Dakota (3), Oregon (8), Pennsylvania (19), Rhode Island (4), South Carolina (9), Tennessee (11), Utah (6), Vermont (3), Virginia (13), Washington (12), Wisconsin (10), and Wyoming (3).

    She can barely still get it.

  3. I have her not trying in Delaware and Kentucky; and missing in Pennsylvania and Virginia–of course she could get faithless electors!

  5. I’ll admit, the chances of her getting majority ballot access is about as close to 0% as it is possible without it actually being 0%. As far as I’m aware, she isn’t even trying to get access in North Dakota, Kentucky, Virginia, Delaware, or Alabama, none of which are automatic write-in states.

    Now there is a branch of the Party of Socialism and Liberation in Florida, but they don’t have access right now and Florida is past their filing date. However, it is MAYBE possible that the Party of S&L can regain access before the election, but it might be too late to put her on the ballot regardless.

  7. Claudia deserved better. She would make an amazing VP for Dr. Stein, but Dr. Ware is good as well.

  9. Texas’ write-in deadline was Monday. Probably have their release in a week or so.

    I’ll vote de la Cruz if needed, if she’s there, but, would prefer if Kishore qualifies (if he’s trying)./

  12. Oh no, evil healthcare!1

    It reminds me of that recent quote of Trump saying that “You will be thrown into a system where everybody gets health care” about Kamala as if that’s a bad thing. And the funny thing is that Kamala doesn’t even support that and that Trump was to the LEFT of Kamala on healthcare in 2016 and especially in 2000.

  13. I support a government healthcare system. I DON’T support forcing everyone to get government healthcare. As military personnel, universal healthcare in the military is absolute garbage and sometimes does more harm than good. The military is less than 1% of the population. Multiply the chaos of military healthcare by over 100 times and you are going to have a lot of corpses on your hands.

    I swear, people in America are so uneducated… There’s a million arguments against socialism and communism. The hundreds of millions of dead bodies should be enough, but apparently not…

  23. Still don’t know much about Duncan. But it seems that in 2016 he, disappointingly, wasn’t opposed to the idea sacrificing privacy in the name of (false) security.

  25. LOL It does seem that way, huh. But then he should be running for governor or something. Though it would probably be in Ohio’s best interest to secede. Presumably the governor would act as interim head of state.

  27. Below is the redacted message being sent to all presidential candidates with ballot access.
    ______________
    Dear Presidential Candidate,

    I hope your campaign is going well. I am writing to you today with a matter of great importance regarding the upcoming presidential election.

    As you may be aware, CNN has announced that they will be televising a final debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on October 23rd. However, this is not their election, Trump’s election, or Kamala’s election – it is the election of the American people. It is time for us to take back our election process and ensure that all presidential candidates with ballot access are given a fair and equal opportunity to participate.

    I am calling on you, as a presidential candidate, to take the following actions:

    1. Write to both Trump and Kamala Harris, challenging them to a debate. This is your election, and you deserve to be heard.

    2. Inform CNN that you are available to attend the event, and that you do not need to justify your right to participate, as you are a presidential candidate with ballot access. Remind them that the American people are the only ones allowed to eliminate a presidential candidate during the General Election.

    3. Emphasize to CNN that holding an event that might lead the American people to believe there are only two candidates is a form of propaganda and a manipulation of the people. It is a greater danger to our democracy than all foreign interference put together.

    4. XXXXX

    5. XXXXX

    6. I urge you to share this message with your supporters and encourage them to continue their efforts to get the word out. When the event starts, if there are not at least 12 candidates on stage, the American people should turn it off and start a boycott of CNN.

    Let us work together to take back our election and ensure that the voice of the American people is heard.

    Sincerely,

    Marcy Follett
    541-360-8478
    StateDebates.com

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