If someone were to decide to run now, but not on the Democratic or Republican tickets, what is the process for declaring candidacy and getting on the ballot?
Third party or independent candidates only need to worry about getting on the actual November election ballots. Independents just say they’re running and then get to work on getting their name on the ballots state by state. Third party candidates would need to go through their individual party methods for declaring and then win that nomination – usually during a spring/summer convention. For more information on the actual process independents and third parties have to go through to get on the ballot for the general election, visit Ballot Access News – a wonderful site dedicated to reporting about the efforts non-Democrats and Republicans are required to take to participate in elections.
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