Missouri election laws permit candidates to get on a partisan primary ballot with a filing fee. This year, for U.S. Senate, there are 21 candidates on the Republican primary ballot, eleven on the Democratic ballot, and one each on the Libertarian and Constitution primary ballots. See this story.

The filing fee for statewide office is $500. Indigent candidates for statewide office can get on the ballot without the fee if they submit a petition of one-half of 1% of the last vote cast for the office.

This is old news, but has not previously been mentioned by BAN. In 2018, the Kentucky legislature moved the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from the second Tuesday in August, to the first Monday after the first Tuesday in June. The change, made by HB 381, passed unanimously in both houses. The Governor declined to sign it, but he didn’t veto it either, so it became law effective after the 2018 election.

The bill didn’t change the presidential petition, which continues to be in early September.

The only statewide races in Washington state this year are U.S. Senate and Secretary of State. All candidates run in the August 2 primary, and only the two top will appear on the November ballot. Filing has closed. Although there are many Democrats, Republicans, and independents who will be on the primary ballot for U.S. Senate, the only minor party with a candidate is the Socialist Workers Party, which is running Henry Clay Dennison. Here is a link to the Secretary of State’s candidate list.

In the U.S. House races, the only minor party candidates are an American Solidarity Party candidate in the 3rd district, and a Libertarian in the 8th district.