The Louisiana deadline for presidential candidates to file was August 23. There are eleven candidates: the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, We the People, Justice for All, Socialism & Liberation, American Solidarity, and Socialist Workers Parties; and an independent, Mattie Preston, whose ballot slogan is “Godliness, Truth, Justice.”
Louisiana now has the nation’s easiest ballot access law for president, although one could make the case that Mississippi and Vermont are equally easy. Presidential candidates get on in Louisiana with a filing fee of $500, plus they must have a presidential elector candidate living in each U.S. House district. Effective in 2028 the fee is $1,000.
Good – democracy should be encouraged, not made difficult.
If Vermont is so easy, then I’m surprised that it’s one of the relatively few states that Dr. Stein isn’t on the ballot – I wonder why she didn’t focus on it
Genuinely surprised that Dr. Shiva didnt file.
Did something change about Colorado?