What criteria does a US Presidential candidate need to meet in order to appear on the ballot?

Question

The eligibility requirements to run for the office of President are: - You must be a native born citizen - You must be at least 35 years of age - You must have lived in the US for at least 14 years (consecutive or otherwise) Once a candidate enters the election, what criteria determines if the candidate is in fact electable enough to appear on the election ballot? Does this vary by state, or is there a criteria that all states follow?

Answer 1

The eligibility to run for President applies to all 50 states! Typically, all 50 will have THE nominee (and VP designate) for the TWO major partisan parties on the General Election Ballot. Beyond that, each state has their own unique criteria in determining if a Presidential-eligible nominee --not from one of the two major parties--gets an opportunity to appear on that states' General Election ballot.