CALIFORNIA: Independent Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin Misses Ballot Deadline, Plans Lawsuit

Politico reports:

Independent conservative candidate Evan McMullin has missed the deadline to make it on to the California ballot, a top staffer confirmed Monday.

Candidates had until Friday to file the 178,039 valid signatures of registered voters needed to get on the ballot. But on Monday, McMullin campaign chief strategist Joel Searby confirmed that the campaign had missed that deadline and was looking for alternative routes to get on the ballot.

“In California, both the legal and write-in options remain for us and we intend to pursue any and all options to ensure that Californian’s get a chance to vote for Evan McMullin in November,” Searby said in an email.

McMullin plans to also sue in the two dozen other states where the deadline had already passed when he announced his candidacy. He did succeed this weekend in making the ballot in Utah, where he needed only 1000 signatures.