Every year, the Federal Election Commission publishes a book that contains contact information for state election officials for all states. The book is always titled “Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory.” The newest version is labeled “2016”. The book is available free to anyone who requests it. The FEC phone number is 800-424-9530. Push the button for “Public Records” (#2). The 2016 book has 144 pages and includes U.S. territories as well.
On August 29, the Socialist Party filed paperwork to become a qualified party in Florida. The party was last on the Florida ballot in 2012 and then ceased to be recognized. The party is experienced in the process of becoming re-qualified.
August 29 is the Wyoming petition deadline for independent candidates. Jill Stein, Evan McCmullin, and Rocky De La Fuente all submitted petitions.
UPDATE: here is a news story. It doesn’t say how many McMullin submitted.
On August 29, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to order Ohio to print “Libertarian” on the ballot next to Gary Johnson’s name. The order says that Justice Elena Kagan had referred the matter to all the justices. As a result, if Johnson receives more than 3% of the vote for President in Ohio, the party will not remain on the ballot in 2018 and 2020. If “Libertarian” were on the ballot next to his name, and he received 3% or more, the party would be on the Ohio ballot for the next four years.
On August 27, a Louisiana Republican Party state meeting entertained a motion that the party assert a right to block certain candidates from using the word “Republican” on the ballot. See this story. The proposal was not passed but may be considered at a future meeting. The Republican Party is almost certainly not able to take this step, because in Louisiana, no party has nominees for any office except President and presidential elector. All candidates run in the general election, with the label that matches their voter registration membership. If Louisiana Republicans want control over their name on ballots, they would need to reinstate partisan primaries for office other than president.
