Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the first mainstream presidential candidate to file paperwork to appear on the March ballot for Arizona’s presidential preference election, according to records obtained from the Secretary of State’s Office.Candidates have until Dec. 11 to file documents to appear on the ballot.Two other lesser-known candidates, Republican John Castro of Texas, and Democrat Stephen Lyons of Maryland, also have filed the required paperwork.All three qualified under a provision of Arizona law that allows presidential hopefuls who have qualified in two other states to be granted ballot access in Arizona.Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the Thanksgiving Family Forum at the downtown Marriott on November 17, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa.In the case of DeSantis, he has already been put on the ballot in New Hampshire and Washington.Castro has qualified in New Hampshire and Nevada and Lyons in New Hampshire and Arkansas.Alternatively, candidates can gather voter signatures on nomination petitions, but the two-state qualifier is quicker.The presidential preference election is March 19. By law, the ballot can only deal with presidential candidates.The actual winner of the preference election might not necessarily be the name listed on the fall general election ballot. That’s because party delegates choose presidential nominees during their political conve …
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