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BALLOT ACCESS
A presidential candidate gains access to the Mississippi Presidential Preference Primary ballot, or is eligible to participate in Mississippi’s Presidential Primary, in one of two ways: (Rules 11.B., 14.A., 14.B., 14.D., 14.E., & 14.H.)
1. The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate on the ballot when the Secretary of State shall have determined that such a candidate is generally recognized throughout the United States or Mississippi as a candidate for the nomination of President of the United States. On or before December 15, 2011, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for publication, a list of candidates that he intends to place on the primary ballot. Following this announcement, he may add candidates, but he may not delete any candidate whose name appears on the announced list, unless the candidate dies or has withdrawn as a candidate.
2. A presidential candidate may gain access to the ballot by filing a petition or petitions in support of his/her candidacy, after January 1, 2012 and before January 15, 2012, with the Mississippi Democratic Party, ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2011
CONTACT: Pamela Weaver, (601) xxxx-xxxx
Presidential Preference Primary
Jackson, MS—State law says, “The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the presidential preference primary ballot when the Secretary of State shall have determined that such a candidate is generally recognized throughout the United States or Mississippi as a candidate for the nomination of President of the United States. On or before December 15 immediately preceding a presidential preference primary election the Secretary of State shall publically announce and distribute to the news media for publication a list of the candidates he intends to place on the ballot at the following presidential preference primary election…” (Miss. Ann Code §23-15-1089)
“I encourage all Mississippians to review the qualifications of each of the candidates listed in the Presidential Preference Primary prior to the Election, which will be held March 13, 2012,” says Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. “This list gives the voter ample time to review the candidate’s qualifications prior to casting their ballot.”
The following is a list of generally recognized Democratic Candidates:
Barack Obama
The following is a list of generally recognized Republican Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Newt Gingrich
John Huntsman
Gary Johnson
Ron Paul
Rick Perry
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum