December of even-numbered years is the prime time for individuals to contact state legislators and ask that bills be introduced. There are many irrational and repressive ballot access laws. These laws can be improved, and the most effective way to improve them is for activists who care about ballot access to ask state legislators for bills to improve these laws.

I live in California and am seeking a legislator in California who will introduce a bill to reduce the number of signatures for an independent presidential candidate. The requirement is risen to 219,000 signatures for 2024 and will probably be even higher in 2028 if nothing is done. The law requires a number of signatures equal to 1% of the number of registered voters. The law is so extreme, it has not been used successfully since 1992, when Ross Perot used it. If anyone wishes to help me, please contact me at richardwinger@yahoo.com, or 415-922-9779.

Many states will have additional election returns during the week of December 2-6. In particular, there should be write-in totals for declared write-in candidates in many more states this week.

The Arizona Secretary of State has tallied the write-ins for the declared presidential write-in candidates. For candidates who were on the ballot in at least one state, Claudia De la Cruz received 689, Shiva Ayyadurai received 77, and Joel Skousen received 53.

In 2020, the Party for Socialism & Liberation had received 190 write-ins for president in Arizona.