# Ballot access in the 2024 United States presidential election

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In the 2024 United States presidential election, different laws and procedures govern whether or not a candidate or political party is entitled to appear on voters' ballots. Under Article 2, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, laws about election procedure are established and enforced by the states. Additionally, there are often different requirements for primary and general elections, and requirements for primary elections may additionally differ by party.
Additionally, the filing requirements to appear on the ballot often differ between parties and independents, leading some independents such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to create a party to get on the ballot in states where the requirement is lower for party-sponsored candidates. Conversely, parties like the Libertarians and Greens will have their nominee petition as an independent in states where such a route is less restrictive.

## Deadlines

All dates are in the year 2024 unless otherwise stated.
Deadlines for ballot access in the 2024 United States presidential election (as of September 18, 2024) :
| State | Minor party | Independent | Write-in |
| AL | Mar 5 | Aug 15 | Automatic |
| AK | Aug 7 | Aug 7 | No write-ins |
| AZ | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 17 | Sep 26 |
| AR | Aug 5 | Aug 1 | No write-ins |
| CA | Jul 5 | Aug 9 | Oct 22 |
| CO | Jul 1 | Jul 11 | Jul 18 |
| CT | N/A | Aug 7 | Oct 7 |
| DE | N/A | Sep 3 | Oct 28 |
| DC | TBD | Aug 7 | Nov 12 |
| FL | N/A | Jul 15 | Jul 15 |
| GA | Jul 9 | Jul 9 | Sep 3 |
| HI | Feb 22 | Aug 7 | No write-ins |
| ID | Aug 30 | Aug 1 | Sep 6 |
| IL | N/A | Jun 24 | Sep 5 |
| IN | N/A | Jul 15 | Jul 3 |
| IA | N/A | Aug 16 | Automatic |
| KS | Jun 1 | Aug 5 | Oct 14 |
| KY | N/A | Sep 6 | Oct 25 |
| LA | N/A | Aug 23 | No write-ins |
| ME | N/A | Aug 1 | Aug 27 |
| MD | Aug 5 | Aug 5 | Oct 17 |
| MA | N/A | Aug 27 | Sep 6 |
| MI | Jul 18 | Jul 18 | Oct 25 |
| MN | Jun 4 | Aug 20 | Oct 29 |
| MS | N/A | Sep 6 | No write-ins |
| MO | Jul 29 | Jul 29 | Oct 25 |
| MT | Feb 22 | Aug 14 | Sep 11 |
| NE | N/A | Aug 1 | Oct 25 |
| NV | May 17 | Jul 5 | No write-ins |
| NH | Aug 7 | Jun 14 | Automatic |
| NJ | N/A | Jul 29 | Automatic |
| NM | TBD | Jun 27 | No write-ins |
| NY | N/A | May 28 | Oct 15 |
| NC | Jun 1 | Mar 5 | Aug 7 |
| ND | N/A | Sep 3 | Oct 15 |
| OH | Jul 3 | Sep 1 | Aug 25 |
| OK | Feb 29 | Jul 15 | No write-ins |
| OR | TBD | Aug 27 | Automatic |
| PA | N/A | Aug 1 | Automatic |
| RI | Aug 1 | Sep 6 | Automatic |
| SC | May 5 | Jul 15 | No write-ins |
| SD | Mar 26 | Aug 6 | No write-ins |
| TN | Aug 7 | Aug 15 | Sep 16 |
| TX | May 28 | May 13 | Aug 19 |
| UT | Nov 30, 2023 | Jun 15 | Sep 1 |
| VT | N/A | Aug 1 | Automatic |
| VA | N/A | Aug 23 | Oct 28 |
| WA | N/A | Aug 2 | Poll closure |
| WV | N/A | Aug 1 | Sep 17 |
| WI | Apr 1 | Aug 6 | Oct 22 |
| WY | Jun 1 | Aug 26 | Automatic |

## General election

The following is a table of which parties and independent candidates received presidential ballot access in which states.
indicates that the party or candidate was on the ballot in 2024.
indicates that the state has automatic write-in access.
indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate.
indicates that the party or candidate did not qualify for the ballot.
indicates that the party or candidate did qualify for the ballot, but withdrew.
indicates that the party or candidate was listed on the ballot, but votes for them were considered spoiled due to lawsuits.
Parties which did not field candidates for president and parties without presidential ballot access are not included in this table.
Ballot access in the 2024 United States presidential election :
| State / electors | State / electors | Nominated parties and independents | Nominated parties and independents | Nominated parties and independents | Nominated parties and independents | Nominated parties and independents | Nominated parties and independents | Nominated parties and independents | Nominated parties and independents |
| State / electors | State / electors | Constitution Terry/Broden | Democratic Harris/Walz | Green Stein/Ware | Independent Kennedy/ Shanahan | Independent West/ Abdullah | Libertarian Oliver/ ter Maat | PSL De la Cruz/ Garcia | Republican Trump/Vance |
| AL | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| AK | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| AZ | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| AR | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| CA | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| CO | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| CT | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| DE | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| DC | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| FL | 30 | | | | | | | | |
| GA | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| HI | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| ID | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| IL | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| IN | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| IA | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| KS | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| KY | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| LA | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| ME | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| MD | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| MA | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| MI | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| MN | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| MS | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| MO | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| MT | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| NE | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| NV | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| NH | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| NJ | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| NM | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| NY | 28 | | | | | | | | |
| NC | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| ND | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| OH | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| OK | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| OR | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| PA | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| RI | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| SC | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| SD | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| TN | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| TX | 40 | | | | | | | | |
| UT | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| VT | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| VA | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| WA | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| WV | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WI | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| WY | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Constitution Terry/Broden | Democratic Harris/Walz | Green Stein/Ware | Independent Kennedy/Shanahan | Independent West/Abdullah | Libertarian Oliver/ter Maat | PSL De la Cruz/Garcia | Republican Trump/Vance |
| Certified states & DC (write-in) | Certified states & DC (write-in) | 12 (7) | 51 | 37 (7) | 31 (3) | 15 (20) | 47 (4) | 19 (24) | 51 |
| Certified electors (write-in) | Certified electors (write-in) | 133 (48) | 538 | 420 (68) | 283 (26) | 132 (234) | 477 (61) | 220 (268) | 538 |
| Ref. | Ref. | | | | | | | | |

### Ballot access in ten states or fewer

| Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | States on Ballot (Electors) | States on Ballot (Electors) |
| Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Printed | Write-in |
| | American Solidarity Party | Peter Sonski | Lauren Onak | 7 (74) | 35 (400) |
| | Socialist Workers Party | Rachele Fruit | Dennis Richter | 6 (58) | 7 (53) |
| | Independent | Shiva Ayyadurai | Crystal Ellis | 7 (57) | 28 (318) |
| | Socialist Equality Party | Joseph Kishore | Jerry White | 3 (41) | 13 (117) |
| | Independent | Richard Duncan | Mitch Bupp | 1 (17) | 9 (70) |
| | Constitution Party dissidents | Joel Skousen | Rik Combs | 3 (16) | 11 (93) |
| | Independent | Jay Bowman | De Bowman | 1 (11) | 15 (144) |
| | Approval Voting Party | Blake Huber | Andrea Denault | 1 (10) | 9 (70) |
| | Godliness, Truth, Justice Party | Mattie Preston | Shannel Conner | 1 (8) | 9 (70) |
| | Independent | Chris Garrity | Cody Ballard | 1 (7) | 15 (145) |
| | Socialist Party USA | Bill Stodden | Stephanie Cholensky | 1 (6) | 10 (77) |
| | Prohibition Party | Michael Wood | John Pietrowski | 1 (6) | 9 (70) |
| | Independent | Lucifer "Justin Case" Everylove | None | 1 (6) | 9 (70) |
| | Liberal Party USA | Laura Ebke | Trisha Butler | 1 (5) | 9 (70) |
| | Party Party | Robby Wells | Tony Jones | 1 (4) | 9 (78) |
| | Pirate Party | Vermin Supreme | Jonathan Realz | 1 (3) | 9 (70) |
| Ref. | Ref. | | | | |

### Non-binding advisory straw polls
#### Guam

As a territory, Guam does not receive electoral votes in the presidential election. However, beginning in 1980, the island has held a non-binding advisory primary. Seven candidates qualified for the ballot.
* Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (Democratic)
* Donald Trump and JD Vance (Republican)
* Jill Stein and Butch Ware (Green)
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan (Independent)
* Peter Sonski and Lauren Onak (American Solidarity)
* Michael Wood and John Pietrowski (Prohibition)
* Bill Stodden and Stephanie Cholensky (Socialist Party USA)

#### Puerto Rico

As a territory, Puerto Rico does not receive electoral votes in the presidential election. For the first time, the island held a non-binding advisory primary. Two candidates qualified for the ballot.
* Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (Democratic)
* Donald Trump and JD Vance (Republican)

## Controversies
### Georgia

The Chief State Administrative Law Judge kicked Kennedy, Stein, West and Cruz off the ballot in his rulings on Democratic lawsuits. Three days later, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger restored Stein, West and Cruz to the ballot and ruled Kennedy's ballot access was moot, as he had withdrawn. Democrats were considering an appeal. Kennedy, West and Cruz were challenged for collecting signatures in the name of the presidential candidate, rather than each of the 16 elector candidates. Stein was challenged over whether the Green Party had ballot access in 20 other states. Kennedy was also challenged over his address.

### New York

In 2020 the state of New York tightened its ballot access prerequisites, among other things raising the threshold for parties to automatically qualify onto the ballot and for candidates to independently petition onto it. In a separate issue, Kennedy's petition was denied by a state judge for using a false address. As a result, the state is the only one where all third-party or independent candidates failed to qualify to be on the ballot.

### Democratic primary
#### Florida controversy

On November 30, 2023, the Florida Democratic Party only submitted Joe Biden's name to the secretary of state. Candidates can be placed on the ballot either by petition, or having the party submit their name to the secretary of state. As his name was the only one on the ballot, the Democratic primary was cancelled under Florida law. Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips heavily criticized the decision, stating "Americans would expect the absence of democracy in Tehran, not Tallahassee." A lawsuit attempting to place Phillips as well as Marianne Williamson and Cenk Uygur candidates was lost in district court.

#### Tennessee controversy

Tennessee secretary of state Tre Hargett only certified Joe Biden's name for the Democratic primary ballot. Dean Phillips's petition to be placed on the ballot was rejected, as he did not collect enough valid signatures. As voters are still able to vote for Uncommitted as well as write-in candidates, the primary still took place. Joe Biden won the Tennessee primary against Uncommitted by 84 percentage points.

### Republican primary
#### Chris Christie Maine qualification controversy

Former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie failed to make the Maine primary ballot, as he did not submit the required 2,000 signatures to the Secretary of State by the November 20 deadline. Christie attempted to appeal the decision, but the Maine Superior Court upheld the secretary's ruling.

## Democratic primary

The following is a table of which candidates received ballot access in which states in the Democratic Party primaries.
indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest. indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate. indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest.
indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot.
Ballot access in the 2024 Democratic presidential nominating contests :
| Contest | Date | Biden | Palmer | Williamson | Phillips | Others | Uncommitted |
| New Hampshire (state-run) | Jan 23 | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | Feb 3 | | | | | | |
| Nevada | Feb 6 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Feb 27 | | | | | | |
| Alabama | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| American Samoa | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| California | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Colorado | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Iowa | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Maine | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Texas | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Utah | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Vermont | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Virginia | Mar 5 | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | Mar 6 | | | | | | |
| Democrats Abroad | Mar 12 | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Mar 12 | | | | | | |
| Mississippi | Mar 12 | | | | | | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Mar 12 | | | | | | |
| Washington | Mar 12 | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Mar 19 | | | | | | |
| Illinois | Mar 19 | | | | | | |
| Kansas | Mar 19 | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Mar 19 | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | Mar 23 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Mar 23 | | | | | | |
| North Dakota | Mar 30 | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Apr 2 | | | | | | |
| New York | Apr 2 | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | Apr 2 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | Apr 2 | | | | | | |
| Alaska | Apr 13 | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | Apr 13 | | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Apr 23 | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire (party-run) | Apr 27 | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Apr 28 | | | | | | |
| Indiana | May 7 | | | | | | |
| Maryland | May 14 | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | May 14 | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | May 14 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | May 21 | | | | | | |
| Oregon | May 21 | | | | | | |
| Idaho | May 23 | | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | Jun 4 | | | | | | |
| Montana | Jun 4 | | | | | | |
| New Jersey | Jun 4 | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | Jun 4 | | | | | | |
| South Dakota | Jun 4 | | | | | | |
| Guam | Jun 8 | | | | | | |
| Virgin Islands | Jun 8 | | | | | | |
| Delaware | None | | | | | | |
| Florida | None | | | | | | |
| Total possible delegates | Total possible delegates | 3,949 | 471 | 2,747 | 3,044 | Armando Perez-Serrato: 1,157 Stephen Lyons: 829 Frankie Lozada: 755 | 1,423 |

## Republican primary

The following is a table of which candidates have received ballot access in which states.
indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest. indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot.
Ballot access in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contests :
| Contest | Date | Trump | Haley | Binkley | DeSantis | Hutchinson | Ramaswamy | Others |
| Iowa | Jan 15 | | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | Jan 23 | | | | | | | |
| Nevada primary | Feb 6 | | | | | | | |
| Nevada caucus | Feb 8 | | | | | | | |
| Virgin Islands | Feb 8 | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | Feb 24 | | | | | | | |
| Michigan primary | Feb 27 | | | | | | | |
| Idaho | Mar 2 | | | | | | | |
| Michigan caucus | Mar 2 | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Mar 2 | | | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | Mar 3 | | | | | | | |
| North Dakota | Mar 4 | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Alaska | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| California | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Maine | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Utah | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Vermont | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | Mar 5 | | | | | | | |
| American Samoa | Mar 8 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Mar 12 | | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | Mar 12 | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi | Mar 12 | | | | | | | |
| Washington | Mar 12 | | | | | | | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Mar 15 | | | | | | | |
| Guam | Mar 16 | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Mar 19 | | | | | | | |
| Florida | Mar 19 | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | Mar 19 | | | | | | | |
| Illinois | Mar 19 | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Mar 19 | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | Mar 23 | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | April 2 | | | | | | | |
| New York | April 2 | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | April 2 | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | April 2 | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | Apr 20 | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Apr 21 | | | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Apr 23 | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | May 7 | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | May 14 | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | May 14 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | May 14 | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | May 21 | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | May 21 | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey | Jun 4 | | | | | | | |
| Montana | Jun 4 | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | Jun 4 | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | NA | | | | | | | |
| South Dakota | NA | | | | | | | |
| Total possible delegates | Total possible delegates | 2,429 | 2,232 | 1,533 | 1,707 | 1,014 | 1,718 | Chris Christie: 1,653 David Stuckenberg: 895 Uncommitted: 634 |
Candidates listed in italics have suspended their campaigns.

## Third party primaries
### Libertarian primary

The following is a table of which candidates have received ballot access in which states. indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest, indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate, and indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot. States not appearing in the table did not hold Libertarian presidential primaries.
Ballot access in the 2024 Libertarian presidential preference contests :
| State | Date | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | ter Maat | Other | NOTA |
| AZ | Jan 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| IA (caucus) | Jan 15 | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required |
| AL | Feb 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MS | Feb 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MN | Feb 27 | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified |
| IN | Mar 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Mar 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NC | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CA | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| OK | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CT | April 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME | May 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE | May 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NM | Jun 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Green primary

The following is a table of which candidates received ballot access in which states. indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot. States not listed in the table did not hold Green Party presidential primaries.
Ballot access in the 2024 Green presidential nominating contests :
| State | Date | Sherman | Stein | Zavala | Others | NOTA |
| KS | February 5 | | | | | |
| PA | March 4 | | | | | |
| CA | March 5 | | | | | |
| IL | March 16 | | | | | |
| AZ | March 19 | | | | | |
| NY | March 23 | | | | | |
| WA | March 24 | | | | | |
| TX | April 13 | | | | | |
| WI | April 22 | | | | | |
| CT | April 26 | | | | | |
| TN | April 27 | | | | | |
| OH | April 29 | | | | | |
| MD | May 3 | | | | | |
| ME (caucuses) | May 5 | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required |
| UT | May 10 | | | | | |
| WV | May 14 | | | | | |
| IN | May 30 | | | | | |
| DC | Jun 4 | | | | | |
| MT | Jun 4 | | | | | |
| MI | Jul 15 | | | | | |
| FL | Jul 30 | | | | | |

### American Independent Party

The American Independent Party held a non-binding presidential preference primary in California on March 5, 2024. James Bradley was the only candidate listed on the ballot and defeated Andrew George Rummel, who was a recognized write-in candidate.
2024 California American Independent primary :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | James Bradley | 45,565 | 99.96% |
| Andrew George Rummel (write-in) | 16 | 0.04% |
| Total: | 45,581 | 100.0% |
On April 29, 2024, the party announced that it had nominated independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

### Legal Marijuana Now Party

The Legal Marijuana Now Party held its first-ever presidential nomination primary in Minnesota on Super Tuesday, March 5. This was the first presidential primary to be held in Minnesota for a third party since 1916. Krystal Gabel withdrew from the race during Legal Marijuana Now Party's candidate filing discussions. When Gabel asked to be removed from the ballot, after early voting had started on January 19, 2024, the Minnesota Secretary of State's office stated that changes cannot be made to the list of candidates after the list was certified 63 days prior to the election, and Gabel's name remained on ballots.
Five candidates appeared on the ballot:
* Edward Forchion, activist, and candidate for governor of New Jersey in 2021
* Rudy Reyes, archeologist, and national LMN Party chairperson
* Dennis Schuller, Minnesota LMN Party chairperson; former Richfield, Minnesota, municipal planning commission member (2011–2014)
* Vermin Supreme, performance artist, activist, and perennial candidate from Massachusetts; former Libertarian Party Judicial Committee member (2020–2022) (Also running for the Democratic nomination)
* Krystal Gabel, activist, and candidate for governor of Nebraska in 2018 (Withdrew January 26, 2024)
Of Minnesota's three major political parties, all of which included a write in option for their 2024 nominating primaries, only the Legal Marijuana Now party submitted to the Secretary of State a write in name to be counted, singer-songwriter Willie Nelson.