No independent candidate for North Carolina State Senate has ever managed to qualify for a government-printed ballot. On April 20, Law Professor Eric Fink said he will try to obtain the signtures needed to run for State Senate. See this story.
The original 1915 North Carolina petition requirement for independent candidates was 10% of the last vote cast. In 1935 it was raised to 25% of the last vote cast. In 1973 the legislature lowered it to 10% of the last vote cast. In 1980 the 10% requirement was struck down, so the legislature lowered it to 2% of the number of registered voters for statewide office, but raised it to 10% of the number of registered voters for district office. In 1991 a U.S. District Court struck down the 10% for district office, in Obie v North Carolina State Board of Elections, 762 F Supp 119.
The legislature then set the district independent petition at 4% of the number of registered voters. Fink will need approximately 5,000 valid signatures. Thanks to Rick Kissell for the link.
Every election continues to be NEW — regardless of ALL of the moron lawyers and courts — esp. SCOTUS.
i.e. EQUAL ballot access tests for ALL candidates for the same office in the same area.
Much too difficult for the SCOTUS MORONS to understand.
This is a very difficult signature requirement for state senate.