A Candidate Can Still Be Added to the Ballot Under All States’ Rules, CLC says

Adav Noti, executive director of Campaign Legal Center, released the following statement in response to questions regarding ballot access laws (the procedures of how candidates are placed on the ballot in each state):  

“Assuming the Democratic Party formally chooses a presidential nominee before or during the Democratic National Convention, there are no legal barriers to that candidate being on the general election ballot nationwide. In all 51 jurisdictions, the deadline to name the presidential candidate falls after the nominating date at the convention. Legal actions attempting to block the nominated ticket from appearing on the general election ballot would have no merit and would be rapidly disposed of by the courts.”  

Noti and CLC’s election lawyers are available to answer press questions about the legal requirements relating to ballot access.