Comments on: Libertarians Likely to Run Someone in Special Georgia Congressional Election http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/02/18/libertarians-likely-to-run-someone-in-special-georgia-congressional-election/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=8091 By: Mark Goodair http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/02/18/libertarians-likely-to-run-someone-in-special-georgia-congressional-election/comment-page-1/#comment-47931 Mark Goodair Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:28:17 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/02/18/libertarians-likely-to-run-someone-in-special-georgia-congressional-election/#comment-47931 In Britain all you need is 10 signatures and £500 (approx $1000) to stand as a parliamentary candidate. In Britain all you need is 10 signatures and £500 (approx $1000) to stand as a parliamentary candidate.

]]> By: David Chastain http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/02/18/libertarians-likely-to-run-someone-in-special-georgia-congressional-election/comment-page-1/#comment-47924 David Chastain Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:20:09 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/02/18/libertarians-likely-to-run-someone-in-special-georgia-congressional-election/#comment-47924 In Georgia, the average congressional district requires, in round numbers, 30 THOUSAND certified signatures of registered voters. For the Board of Elections, it means 30 THOUSAND trips to the file cabinet to compare original signatures on voter registration cards with current sigantures on the petition. When the signatures don't match the individual petitioner is deleted. Thsi is all a result of 1942 fear and bigotry in the Georgia Legislature. AND, Georgia does not have ballot initiative, so there is no way independents can force a referendum to allow other parties. We are allowed ballot access on statewide offices and US Senate. All other partisan races require petitioning. In Georgia, the average congressional district requires, in round numbers, 30 THOUSAND certified signatures of registered voters. For the Board of Elections, it means 30 THOUSAND trips to the file cabinet to compare original signatures on voter registration cards with current sigantures on the petition. When the signatures don’t match the individual petitioner is deleted. Thsi is all a result of 1942 fear and bigotry in the Georgia Legislature. AND, Georgia does not have ballot initiative, so there is no way independents can force a referendum to allow other parties.

We are allowed ballot access on statewide offices and US Senate. All other partisan races require petitioning.

]]> By: disinter http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/02/18/libertarians-likely-to-run-someone-in-special-georgia-congressional-election/comment-page-1/#comment-47758 disinter Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:59:45 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/02/18/libertarians-likely-to-run-someone-in-special-georgia-congressional-election/#comment-47758 Why haven't they ever run anyone for US House? Ballot-access issues or what? Why haven’t they ever run anyone for US House? Ballot-access issues or what?

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