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Did anyone notice this change to Nebraska law?
New Law Makes Changes for Potential Write-In and Petition Presidential CandidatesGovernor Dave Heineman has recently given final approval to a bill that would change the filing deadline for those petitioning to be on the presidential ballot.
The deadline to petition for inclusion on the ballot has been moved from September 1 to August 1.
Secretary of State John Gale says, "Changing this date makes ballot certification in Nebraska less of a crisis and easier to achieve in a timely manner." As part of a trade-off to balance out the tighter deadline, the law eliminates a previous restriction that anyone who voted in the primary election for president would not be allowed to sign a petition for a potential presidential candidate.
According to the Secretary of State Office, 28 notarized affidavits were received by the office for write in presidential candidates in the 2012 general election. They say only two of those candidates tried to secure enough petitions to be included on the ballot.
The deadline to petition for inclusion on the ballot has been moved from September 1 to August 1.
Secretary of State John Gale says, "Changing this date makes ballot certification in Nebraska less of a crisis and easier to achieve in a timely manner." As part of a trade-off to balance out the tighter deadline, the law eliminates a previous restriction that anyone who voted in the primary election for president would not be allowed to sign a petition for a potential presidential candidate.
According to the Secretary of State Office, 28 notarized affidavits were received by the office for write in presidential candidates in the 2012 general election. They say only two of those candidates tried to secure enough petitions to be included on the ballot.
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/22185923/new-law-makes-changes-for-potential-write-in-and-petition-presidential-candidates
Don't be shocked if other "red" states pass similar laws. My analysis is that this is to prevent someone like Rand Paul or Sarah Palin from getting on the ballot as a 3rd party candidate if the GOP nominee is deemed too moderate by the Tea Party faction.