ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Major party qualifications:

Have at least 5% of the number of electors registered in the state [248.006]

Primary ballot access:

1. Secretary of State
Selects nationally recognized candidates [249.078]
No filing fees
2. Petition (for those not selected)
1,000 signatures from each of the 5 congressional
districts, including signatures from voters in 5% of
the precincts in at least 1/4 of the counties in the
district [249.078]

Minor party qualifications:

Petition: 1.5% of the total votes cast for governor [248.008]

General ballot access for minor party candidates:

Party submits names of candidates directly to the Secretary of State

General ballot access for independent candidates:

Obtain prior approval from the Secretary of State to circulate petition
Petition: 1% of all votes cast in the previous presidential election [249.740]
Deadline: 70 days before the general election [249.722]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 67 days before the election
Primary date: third Tuesday after the first
Monday in May (May 18, 2004) [254.056]
Participation: Closed, but parties may open to unaffiliated registered voters
Voter registration: 21 days before the election for
party change and new registration; registration updates
may be done the day before the election

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

There are no requirements for write-in candidates for President in order to have votes counted. The candidate needs to fill out and turn in the “Write-In Candidate Acceptance.”
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/