I am not an expert but if a state can block a candidate from a federal ballot then they are taking away Constitutional rights. Shouldn’t all federal offices be outside the domain of state law?
I’m not sure that I follow your train of thought. Curly happens to be in ND, but he is the Republican National Committeeman for North Dakota. Haugland was elected chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party in 1999; he served one term and has since been elected to three four-year terms as committeeman. Since 2009 Haugland is a member of the RNC Rules Committee.
Looks like he partially won by keeping Martinez out: In 2008, Haugland set up an unsuccessful run for chairman of the Republican National Committee, in part because he was against a proposal that would allow an outsider to hold the position. Haugland was one of a group of RNC members who fought then U.S. President GW Bush’s move to install U.S. Senator (FL) Mel Martinez as the RNC chairman.
Some members of the committee disliked what they said was Martinez’s lenient stance on illegal immigration. Haugland argued that the committee’s rules barred Martinez from serving as chairman because he was not one of its 168 members. The dispute ended in a compromise with Kentucky banker Mike Duncan elected chairman, and Martinez given the title of “general chairman,” a position not replaced when Martinez stepped down after only 10 months in October 2007.
Here’s his latest 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries controversy: March 16, 2016 he said that Presidential primary elections are essentially a waste of time.
Haugland made this claim in an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” saying that “We (Delegates to the Republican National Convention) choose the nominee, not the voters”
On the question why the party holds primary elections, Haugland replied: “That’s a very good question”. Haugland went on: “The media has created the perception that the voters will decide the nomination” ... “Political parties choose their nominee, not the general public, contrary to popular belief.”
“Shouldn’t all federal offices be outside the domain of state law?”
The election of the President is ENTIRELY and EXCLUSIVELY under the control of State Legislatures (and Congress, for DC’s 3 EVs).