CCD Appeals Cases Challenging Exorbitant Cost of Ballot Access in Indiana and Texas
For the last several years, CCD has been in federal court challenging the ballot access requirements in two of the most restrictive states in the nation — Indiana and Texas.During that litigation, we presented uncontested evidence demonstrating that it now costs $500,000 or more for a statewide Independent or Minor Party to qualify for the ballot in Indiana, and in Texas it costs $1,000,000 or more. Why does it cost so much? Partly it’s due to the huge number of signatures each state requires