Here are the rules on how a candidate gets on the Florida Republican presidential primary ballot this year. The petition alternative requires 125 signatures from each of the state’s 27 U.S. House districts. The old district boundaries are to be used, even though the district boundaries are about to be changed.

The rules say the petitions must be collected by volunteers. But in Duke v Smith, the 11th circuit ruled that Florida presidential primary ballot access rules are state action, despite the discretion given to the major political parties. And the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1988, in Meyer v Grant, that a ban on paying circulators violates the U.S. Constitution.

The petitions are due November 23. Probably no one expects any petitions to be circulated, because the alternatives appear easier: either attending a particular party fund-raising event, or paying $25,000. Thanks to Michael Auslen for the link.