| I've pasted the requirements and deadlines for filing as an independent per state below, the majority are in July and August with Texas being the earliest and only one in May.State Formula Example of signatures needed Example as a percentage of state population Filing deadlineAlabama 5,000 5,000 0.10% 8/18/2016Alaska 1% of the total number of state voters who cast ballots for president in the most recent election 3,005 0.41% 8/10/2016Arizona 3% of all registered voters who are not affiliated with a qualified political party 36,000 0.54% 9/9/2016Arkansas 1,000 1,000 0.03% 8/1/2016California 1% of the total number of registered voters in the state at the time of the close of registration prior to the preceding general election 178,039 0.46% 8/12/2016Colorado 5,000 5,000 0.09% 8/10/2016Connecticut 1% of the total vote cast for president in the most recent election, or 7,500, whichever is less 7,500 0.21% 8/10/2016Delaware 1% of the total number of registered voters in the state 6,500 0.70% 7/15/2016Florida 1% of the total number of registered voters in the state 119,316 0.61% 7/15/2016Georgia 1% of the total number of registered and eligible voters in the most recent presidential election 49,336 0.49% 7/12/2016Hawaii 1% of the total number of votes cast in the state for president in the most recent election 4,347 0.31% 8/10/2016Idaho 1,000 1,000 0.06% 8/24/2016Illinois 1% of the total number of voters in the most recent statewide general election, or 25,000, whichever is less 25,000 0.19% 6/27/2016Indiana 2% of the total vote cast for secretary of state in the most recent election 26,700 0.41% 6/30/2016Iowa 1,500 eligible voters from at least 10 of the state's counties 1,500 0.05% 8/19/2016Kansas 5,000 5,000 0.17% 8/1/2016Kentucky 5,000 5,000 0.11% 9/9/2016Louisiana 5,000 5,000 0.11% 8/19/2016Maine Between 4,000 and 6,000 4,000 0.30% 8/1/2016Maryland 1% of the total number of registered state voters 38,000 0.64% 8/1/2016Massachusetts 10,000 10,000 0.15% 8/2/2016Michigan 30,000 30,000 0.30% 7/21/2016Minnesota 2,000 2,000 0.04% 8/23/2016Mississippi 1,000 1,000 0.03% 9/9/2016Missouri 10,000 10,000 0.17% 7/25/2016Montana 5% of the total votes cast for the successful candidate for governor in the last election, or 5,000, whichever is less 5,000 0.49% 8/17/2016Nebraska 2,500 registered voters who did not vote in any party's primary 2,500 0.13% 8/1/2016Nevada 1% of the total number of votes cast for all representatives in Congress in the last election 5,431 0.19% 7/8/2016New Hampshire 3,000 voters, with at least 1,500 from each congressional district 3,000 0.23% 8/10/2016New Jersey 800 800 0.01% 8/1/2016New Mexico 3% of the total votes cast for governor in the last general election 15,388 0.74% 6/30/2016New York 15,000, with at least 100 from each of the state's congressional districts 15,000 0.08% 8/23/2016North Carolina 2% of the total votes cast for governor in the previous general election 89,366 0.91% 6/9/2016North Dakota 4,000 4,000 0.55% 9/5/2016Ohio 5,000 5,000 0.04% 8/10/2016Oklahoma 3% of the total votes cast in the last general election for president 40,047 1.04% 7/15/2016Oregon 1% of the total votes cast in the last general election for president 17,893 0.46% 8/30/2016Pennsylvania 2% of the largest entire vote cast for any elected candidate in the state at the last preceding election at which statewide candidates were voted for 25,000 0.20% 8/1/2016Rhode Island 1,000 1,000 0.10% 9/9/2016South Carolina 5% of registered voters up to 10,000 10,000 0.21% 7/15/2016South Dakota 1% of the combined vote for governor in the last election 2,775 0.33% 8/2/2016Tennessee 25 votes per state elector (275 total) 275 0.00% 8/18/2016Texas 1% of the total votes cast for all candidates in the previous presidential election 79,939 0.30% 5/9/2016Utah 1,000 1,000 0.03% 8/15/2016Vermont 1,000 1,000 0.16% 8/1/2016Virginia 5,000 registered voters, with at least 200 from each congressional district 5,000 0.06% 8/26/2016Washington 1,000 1,000 0.01% 7/23/2016Washington, D.C. 1% of the district's qualified voters 4,600 0.71% 8/10/2016West Virginia 1% of the total votes cast in the state for president in the most recent election 6,705 0.36% 8/1/2016Wisconsin Between 2,000 and 4,000 2,000 0.03% 8/2/2016 |