I wonder how they decided which of the joke candidates to put on the ballot.
From an SREC member:
Anyone who has filed with the ethics committee as collecting campaign funds was put on the ballot, if they wanted to be on it. So a GPAC type reporting, an exploratory committee, or a stated candidate was eligible to be on the ballot.
Some of the lesser know names called and asked to be on the ballot. If they had a financial reporting vehicle in place, they were placed on the ballot.
Hope this answers the question.