Comments on: Candidates May Lose Ballot Access for Being Eight Cents Short on Filing fee http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2198 By: darren http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-461949 darren Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:17:14 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-461949 The law is the law. Now the 5 ex-candidates will have plenty of time to follow around #6 and report every instance of jaywalking, driving without a seatbelt, littering... The law is the law. Now the 5 ex-candidates will have plenty of time to follow around #6 and report every instance of jaywalking, driving without a seatbelt, littering…

]]> By: From Don Lake http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-461591 From Don Lake Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:33:11 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-461591 Democratic nominee? Democan nominee? Democtric or Republic nominee? Oh those thrifty GOP types. 1M Iraqi dead. 4200 Americans no longer breathing air. $1T [rillion] in unnecessary debt! Ah, financial responsibility. Talk, talk, talk! Democratic nominee? Democan nominee? Democtric or Republic nominee?

Oh those thrifty GOP types. 1M Iraqi dead. 4200 Americans no longer breathing air. $1T [rillion] in unnecessary debt! Ah, financial responsibility. Talk, talk, talk!

]]> By: Larry West http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-461406 Larry West Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:35:15 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-461406 In most parts of the country, the school board is a voluntary office that works without pay so that more money can go to educating the students. Why does Florida pay them so much and why are the fees so high to begin with? Only those who have access to a lot of money (e.g., those in the back pocket of the teachers' unions) can run. Those with little money, but a lot of concern for the students (rather than the teachers and school administrators) cannot. I finally understand why the 2000 election happened where it happened. This can explain why Florida voters have problems voting (even though they are given sample ballots in advance and told to call if they don't understand it) and why Florida bureaucrats have a hard time designing usable ballots -- especially in Palm Beach County. If the one candidate is able to eliminate all of his opponents over a measly eight cents, I hope that there will be such a backlash that a write-in candidate (do they have to pay the fee also?) wins. More likely, however, in a couple of decades that person will be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President. In most parts of the country, the school board is a voluntary office that works without pay so that more money can go to educating the students. Why does Florida pay them so much and why are the fees so high to begin with? Only those who have access to a lot of money (e.g., those in the back pocket of the teachers’ unions) can run. Those with little money, but a lot of concern for the students (rather than the teachers and school administrators) cannot.
I finally understand why the 2000 election happened where it happened. This can explain why Florida voters have problems voting (even though they are given sample ballots in advance and told to call if they don’t understand it) and why Florida bureaucrats have a hard time designing usable ballots — especially in Palm Beach County.
If the one candidate is able to eliminate all of his opponents over a measly eight cents, I hope that there will be such a backlash that a write-in candidate (do they have to pay the fee also?) wins. More likely, however, in a couple of decades that person will be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President.

]]> By: From Don Lake http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-460983 From Don Lake Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:37:07 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-460983 Some one could have bought a roll of pennies, laid eight out on an 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch piece of typing/ photo copying paper and quietly, anonomously [sp] stapled it to the original app and check. Some one could have bought a roll of pennies, laid eight out on an 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch piece of typing/ photo copying paper and quietly, anonomously [sp] stapled it to the original app and check.

]]> By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-460720 Jim R Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:40:17 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-460720 The ridiculuous part is that a school board trustee receives $40,887 per year (the filing fee was 4% of the annual salary). The ridiculuous part is that a school board trustee receives $40,887 per year (the filing fee was 4% of the annual salary).

]]> By: Darryl W. Perry http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-460653 Darryl W. Perry Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:28:24 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-460653 Can I mail a check to cover the $0.08 for each of the 5 candidates that were short? If so, give me the address of the Clerk. I'll pay $0.40 cents to keep someone from running unopposed. Can I mail a check to cover the $0.08 for each of the 5 candidates that were short?
If so, give me the address of the Clerk. I’ll pay $0.40 cents to keep someone from running unopposed.

]]> By: delvalsoc http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-460644 delvalsoc Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:15:50 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-460644 So how did the 6th guy know to pay .08 cents more? So how did the 6th guy know to pay .08 cents more?

]]> By: From Don Lake http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-460086 From Don Lake Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:29:31 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-460086 Darn decade ole Walmart special Pavilion series. Come on SOME ONE out there must know some one in the corporate media. Let's get this story 'out there'. Richard Winger has given us the spring board, let's take the plunge and get this piece of evidence, er, ah, squib of 21st Americana and it's war against non Dems and non GOP to the general public! It's gotta be a 'slow news day' some where! Darn decade ole Walmart special Pavilion series.

Come on SOME ONE out there must know some one in the corporate media. Let’s get this story ‘out there’. Richard Winger has given us the spring board, let’s take the plunge and get this piece of evidence, er, ah, squib of 21st Americana and it’s war against non Dems and non GOP to the general public!

It’s gotta be a ‘slow news day’ some where!

]]> By: From Don Lake http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-460082 From Don Lake Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:18:11 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-460082 Filed under 'Fact or Fiction'? Come Filed under ‘Fact or Fiction’?

Come

]]> By: From Don Lake http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/05/candidates-may-lose-ballot-access-for-being-eight-cents-short-on-filing-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-460071 From Don Lake Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:58:18 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3775#comment-460071 FLorida: the guiding light of 21st century American Politics. The penis state has given so little. And yet the nation has 'taken so much'! FLorida: the guiding light of 21st century American Politics. The penis state has given so little. And yet the nation has ‘taken so much’!

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