Re: TAR: Presidential petitions

[David Lininger <tss003@MAIL.CONNECT.MORE.NET>]

At 08:33 AM 1/22/01 -0500, T K Cassidy wrote:
>He wants to know how many signature need to be on a petition in order to for
>someone to run for president. The only thing I have found so far is that
there
>needs to be a percentage of the voting populace from the states. That article
>did not say if it has to be EVERY state or just a few or how large the
>percentage is.

This is up to each state. Not every minor party candidate can afford to get
on the ballot in every state, so they will pick those states which have
lots of electoral college votes AND are fairly easy to get on the ballot.

There is a Federal law about how well you do in primaries will determine
how much Federal $$$ you get for your campaign.



David Lininger (kb0zke), LMS
Hickory County R-1 Schools
Rt 1, Box 838
Urbana, MO 65767
(417) 993-4226
mailto: tss003@mail.connect.more.net

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=
All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law.
To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to:
listserv@listserv.syr.edu   In the message write EITHER:
1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST
4) SET LM_NET MAIL  * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv.
For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/
Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html
 See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors:
    http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=