It permits independent presidential and vice-presidential candidates to be on the November ballot, even if they had some association with a qualified political party in the preceding period; (2) it moves the non-presidential independent petition deadline from March to May. (thirdpartypolitics.us)
(NOTE: It takes a minimum of 15,000 names to get on the ballot — the deadline for independent petitions is Aug. 17, I believe. (nystateofpolitics.com)
He received fewer than 42,000 votes, and thereafter the Greens have been forced into the expensive and labor - intensive task of independent petitioning to gain a place on the ballot each time they have wished to field a candidate for anything. (politico.com)