Federal Election Commission Web Page Lists Presidential Candidates Who are on Ballots, by State

On October 25 the Federal Election Commission posted this list of presidential candidates who are on the ballot in at least one state. The FEC chart tells the state each is on, and what the ballot label is. Then there is a contact list for each candidate.

The chart does not have information about write-in status for any particular candidate. That information will be in the November 1, 2016 print Ballot Access News. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.

Evan McMullin Tells Chris Matthews He Can Carry Idaho and Wyoming, Yet McMullin is Not on Ballot in Wyoming

Recently Evan McMullin was on the Chris Matthews interview show. According to this story, Matthews pressed McMullin to name states other than Utah that he could carry. McMullin responded by saying Idaho and Wyoming. Apparently Chris Matthews did not then point out that McMullin is not on the ballot in Wyoming. Wyoming does permit write-ins for president, however.

Alabama Will Appeal Ballot Access Decision Concerning Independent Candidates in Special Elections

On Seotember 28, the Alabama Secretary of State filed a notice of appeal in Hall v Merrill. The U.S. District Court on September 30 had ruled that it is unconstitutional to require an independent candidate for U.S. House to collect 3% of the last gubernatorial vote in special elections. The state hopes to get that reversed.

In the entire history of government-printed ballots in Alabama, no independent has ever petitioned onto the ballot for U.S. House in a special election. Thus the state will be hard pressed to talk about overly-crowded ballots. The case had been brought in 2013 by James Hall, who tried very hard to get on the ballot in the special congressional election held when Congressman Jo Bonner resigned in the middle of his term.