Independent candidate Evan McMullin gets on first state ballothttp://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291216-independent-candidate-evan-mcmullin-gets-on-first-stateEvan McMullin has gotten on his first state ballot days after announcing his late independent presidential bid, his campaign announced late Thursday.
McMullin will appear on the ballot in Colorado in November, according to a statement from chief strategist Joel Searby.
“Colorado is the first of many states to come as our ballot access program kicks in to high gear and Evan takes his message nationwide," Searby said.
McMullin has said his campaign plans to get on "a broad number of state ballots across the country," despite deadlines having passed in many states.
His campaign insisted in a memo on Thursday that he "enters this campaign with the means to compete in every state."
A top priority, the campaign said, is getting on ballots in 15 states that have ballot-access deadlines on or after Aug. 15.