coyotefish
(146 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Feb-20-04 08:42 PM
Original message |
How does Nader get on the ballot? |
|
Not flamebait.
I'm curious. Don't you have to have some party affiliation or get a certain number of signatures to make it onto a ballot? Especially the ballots for all 50 states in a presidential election? Or is he planning on being a write-in?
Does anyone know about how this works?
|
Padraig18
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Feb-20-04 08:43 PM
Response to Original message |
1. It's all governed by state law. |
|
Each state sets its own rules.
|
Walt Starr
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Feb-20-04 08:44 PM
Response to Original message |
2. It varies state to state |
|
In most cases there is a number of signatures on a petition required by a specific date. The numbers and dates vary wildly.
I have always signed every petition for any candidate to end up on a ballot presented to me. I always figure the more candidates the merrier.
|
coyotefish
(146 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Feb-20-04 08:46 PM
Response to Original message |
|
he could be on the ballot in a few states but not in others?
|
youngred
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Feb-20-04 08:48 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
|
Lincoln's name didn't even appear on the ballot in many southern states but still won.
|
diamondsoul
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Feb-20-04 08:48 PM
Response to Original message |
5. Most States require petitions for |
|
Indy candidates, but some just require a rather hefty fee be paid since there are usually fewer Indy candidates than Party affiliated ones.
My State requires petitions and if Kucinich isn't the nominee I fully intend to help Nader get his signatures.
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Fri Apr 26th 2024, 03:02 AM
Response to Original message |