Husted announces independent candidates for president, vice president
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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has announced the qualifying independent candidates for President and Vice President of the United States.
The deadline to file an independent presidential candidacy was Aug. 10, 2016, the 90th day before the General Election.
The Ohio Revised Code requires boards of elections to certify the validity of signatures gathered within their county by Aug. 22, 2016 (78th day before the General Election). The Secretary of State is required to do so on a statewide scale by Aug. 30, 2016 (70th day before the General Election).
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The following candidates, followed by their running mates, filed to run as independent candidates in this fall’s Presidential General Election:
• Darrell L. Castle and Scott N. Bradley.
• Richard Duncan and Ricky Johnson.
• Gary Johnson and William Weld.
• Michael Steinberg and Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente.
Independent candidates for President are required to submit at least 5,000 valid signatures from qualified Ohio electors in order to qualify for placement on the November ballot.
Secretary Husted announced the candidacies of Ohio’s recognized Major and Minor Political Parties’ nominees – the Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Republican Party on Aug. 10.
The final opportunity to declare candidacy for President and Vice President in Ohio is as a write-in candidate. The deadline to file as joint write-in candidates is Aug. 29.
The deadline to file an independent presidential candidacy was Aug. 10, 2016, the 90th day before the General Election.
The Ohio Revised Code requires boards of elections to certify the validity of signatures gathered within their county by Aug. 22, 2016 (78th day before the General Election). The Secretary of State is required to do so on a statewide scale by Aug. 30, 2016 (70th day before the General Election).
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The following candidates, followed by their running mates, filed to run as independent candidates in this fall’s Presidential General Election:
• Darrell L. Castle and Scott N. Bradley.
• Richard Duncan and Ricky Johnson.
• Gary Johnson and William Weld.
• Michael Steinberg and Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente.
Independent candidates for President are required to submit at least 5,000 valid signatures from qualified Ohio electors in order to qualify for placement on the November ballot.
Secretary Husted announced the candidacies of Ohio’s recognized Major and Minor Political Parties’ nominees – the Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Republican Party on Aug. 10.
The final opportunity to declare candidacy for President and Vice President in Ohio is as a write-in candidate. The deadline to file as joint write-in candidates is Aug. 29.