Comments on: Media Believes Senator Lieberman Injured by Ballot Placement http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2470 By: citizen1 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/comment-page-1/#comment-17509 citizen1 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:55:31 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/#comment-17509 Lieberman had to submit the signatures by the day after the primary but he had all ready collected them. The fact that he was collecting signature while running in the primary may have cost him the primary. The ballot order in CT is determined first by the last election for governor. Then qualified minot parties in alphabetical order then nonqualified minor parties which is technically what Lieberman is running as and then independents. Lieberman had to submit the signatures by the day after the primary but he had all ready collected them. The fact that he was collecting signature while running in the primary may have cost him the primary.
The ballot order in CT is determined first by the last election for governor. Then qualified minot parties in alphabetical order then nonqualified minor parties which is technically what Lieberman is running as and then independents.

]]> By: Edward TJ Brown http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/comment-page-1/#comment-17458 Edward TJ Brown Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:15:37 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/#comment-17458 Yeah, I was rather suprised that Liberman actually qualified to be included on the ballot as an Independent as I thought that he had to sumbit 'x' number of valid petition signatures pretty much the day or so after the primary. Some random process would seem to make more sense of which party is on the ballot, first second, third, etc. I think it is randomly done in Minnesota or North Dakota, but I still that the qualified major party candidates (we tend to have three or four of those) appear first. Yeah, I was rather suprised that Liberman actually qualified to be included on the ballot as an Independent as I thought that he had to sumbit ‘x’ number of valid petition signatures pretty much the day or so after the primary.

Some random process would seem to make more sense of which party is on the ballot, first second, third, etc. I think it is randomly done in Minnesota or North Dakota, but I still that the qualified major party candidates (we tend to have three or four of those) appear first.

]]> By: Taylor Bowles http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/comment-page-1/#comment-17355 Taylor Bowles Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:52:09 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/#comment-17355 Most voters up North wanted to get rid of him and now the rules are bent to keep the retard on the ballot. Most voters up North wanted to get rid of him and now the rules are bent to keep the retard on the ballot.

]]> By: Mark Edwin Layfield http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/comment-page-1/#comment-17349 Mark Edwin Layfield Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:03:08 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/#comment-17349 I solved the problem of my own Ballot-position by fighting for the inclusion of my middle name, which makes the name easier to see, a larger target if nothing else. The Secretary of State approved and it was done 13 September, as I requested, though the ballot printing was held-up several days in the process. I solved the problem of my own Ballot-position by fighting for the inclusion of my middle name, which makes the name easier to see, a larger target if nothing else. The Secretary of State approved and it was done 13 September, as I requested, though the ballot printing was held-up several days in the process.

]]> By: Mike Gillis http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/comment-page-1/#comment-17339 Mike Gillis Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:26:09 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/#comment-17339 I hate the preferential treatment given to major party candidates. Seems that even randomly drawing names from a hat would be a fairer way to determine placement on the ballot. I hate the preferential treatment given to major party candidates. Seems that even randomly drawing names from a hat would be a fairer way to determine placement on the ballot.

]]> By: citizen1 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/comment-page-1/#comment-17334 citizen1 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:09:36 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/09/30/media-believes-senator-lieberman-injured-by-ballot-placement/#comment-17334 Liebernam should not have qualified for the ballot at all according to Committee for a Unified Party. This is twice in this election cycle that the Secretary of the State's office 'bent' the rules for fellow Democrats. A copy of the letter of complaint can be found at http://www.independentvoting.org/activistcenter/Connecticut.html Liebernam should not have qualified for the ballot at all according to Committee for a Unified Party. This is twice in this election cycle that the Secretary of the State’s office ‘bent’ the rules for fellow Democrats. A copy of the letter of complaint can be found at http://www.independentvoting.org/activistcenter/Connecticut.html

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