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One of the biggest roadblocks Libertarians face is ballot access.  Libertarian candidates often spend months collecting signatures, only to not make the ballot when a large number of the signers turn out not to be registered, or are registered but not allowed to sign because they don’t live in the district.

A simple way to solve that, and get your campaign rolling at the same time is to collect signatures door to door by working off a registered voter list.  That way everyone who signs can quickly be verified as a registered voter and eligible signer.

How do you do it?

1) Contact the proper voter registration office and purchase the full voter registration list.  You’re going to need it anyway.  In many cases you must file a statement of candidacy first, so get that out of the way too.

2) Your best bet is voters who are Libertarians and those registered with, or vote in the primary of, the party opposite the incumbent.  Just tell them, “My name is _________ and I will be running as a Libertarian against (Republican/Democrat) _________.”

3) When you turn in your signatures, you can now also include a direct list of each signer, in order, with their verified voter registration.  That makes it harder for the government to disqualify your signers.

And not only does this let you work the kinks out of your door-to-door operation early, you can also ask these people if they’d like to volunteer or donate, and if they’d like a yard sign when they come in.

Not only can you lock up your ballot access early, you’ll be hitting the ground running with door-to-door practice and an early list of supporters.