aries ▁or ▁in ▁any ▁run off ▁elections ▁for ▁governor . ▁The ▁sign atures ▁must ▁come ▁from ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁for ▁any ▁other ▁independent ▁candidate . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁a ▁St ray horn ▁supp orter ▁cannot ▁also ▁sign ▁Fried man ' s ▁pet ition , ▁nor ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁supp orter ▁signed ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁pet ition , ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁signature ▁counts . ▁The ▁sign atures ▁must ▁be ▁obtained ▁within ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁following ▁the ▁primary ▁election ; ▁the ▁window ▁is ▁short ened ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁if ▁a ▁run off ▁election ▁for ▁either ▁party ' s ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁is ▁required . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁neither ▁party ▁had ▁a ▁run off ▁election ▁for ▁governor ; ▁therefore , ▁the ▁candidates ▁had ▁the ▁full ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁– ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁a ▁candidate ▁does ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁independent ▁status , ▁they ▁may ▁still ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁write - in ▁candidate . ▁ ▁The ▁candidate ▁must ▁pay ▁a ▁$ 3 , 7 5 0 ▁fil ing ▁fee ▁and ▁submit ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁qualified ▁sign atures . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁fil ing ▁cannot ▁take ▁place ▁any ▁earlier ▁than ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁nor ▁later ▁than ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁PM ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 . ▁ ▁Prim aries ▁ ▁Republican ▁ ▁| }