[EL] Different Dem/GOP filing fees in AR?

[Adam Bonin]

There is no great 50-state guide for this online.  On the Democratic side,
if you google "[Insert State Here] Delegate Selection Plan," you can find
where pretty much each state Democratic Party spells out in Section II-A
what the state ballot access rules are.

As a general matter, there are three means of ballot access: declaration by
the candidate/recognition by (state party or secretary of state), petition
signatures, or filing fee. Some states have some combination of two, either
as alternate paths (recognition or petition signatures) or in conjunction
(filing fee + signatures).  And in caucus states, there's often nothing for
the candidate to do at all -- the voters show up, and can caucus for
whoever they want.

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Sean Parnell <
sean at impactpolicymanagement.com> wrote:

> Very helpful, thanks Geoff and Adam!
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> *From:* Geoff Pallay [mailto:geoff.pallay at ballotpedia.org]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 12, 2015 10:30 AM
> *To:* Adam Bonin
> *Cc:* Sean Parnell; Election Law
> *Subject:* Re: [EL] Different Dem/GOP filing fees in AR?
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> Ballotpedia has state-by-state specifically detailing the ballot access
> requirements for presidential candidates
> <http://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_for_presidential_candidates>.
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> Here's a comment from our researcher:
>
> This all varies pretty wildly from state to state. In some states,
> candidates pay fees to the parties themselves; in others, fees are paid to
> the state; in others still, fees may be due to both the state and the
> parties. To make matters worse, the state parties are none too transparent
> about the process. On this page
> <http://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_for_presidential_candidates#Party_nomination_processes>,
> we've listed the statutory filing requirements for presidential primaries
> in each state.
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> As for Arkansas
> <http://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_requirements_for_presidential_candidates_in_Arkansas#Party_nomination_processes> specifically,
> state law requires a prospective primary candidate to file an affidavit of
> eligibility with the secretary of the state committee of his or her party,
> as well as any filing fees or pledges required by the parties. The parties
> then grant certificates to candidates who meet the necessary requirements;
> these certificates must in turn be filed with the secretary of state
> between the first Monday in November and seven days later.
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> Hope that helps.
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> Geoff
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> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Adam Bonin <adam at boninlaw.com> wrote:
>
> Based on recent experience, I know South Carolina does as well.  GOP is
> $40,000; Dems are $2,500.
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> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Sean Parnell <
> sean at impactpolicymanagement.com> wrote:
>
> Ran across this line in an article on Gilmore and Pataki not filing in the
> Arkansas primary:
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>
>
> “Republican presidential candidates were required to pay the party's
> $25,000 filing fee in Arkansas, compared with $2,500 for Democrats.”
> http://m.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/nov/10/trailing-gop-candidates-miss-filing-deadline-arkan/
>
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>
> The language is a little ambiguous, but am I correct in assuming each
> party sets the filing fee to be on their party’s ballot? Anybody know if
> this is unique to Arkansas, or if other states operate under similar rules?
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> Sean Parnell
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