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	Ballot Access News - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ballot Access News is a monthly newsletter [1] edited and published by Richard Winger of San Francisco, California.
		American ballot access laws typically require independent and minor political party candidates to collect a certain number of petition signatures, often within a very limited time frame, in order to earn a place on the general election ballot.
		When ballot access restrictions are challenged in court it is often argued that such regulations are necessary in order to prevent "frivolous" candidates from cluttering the ballot and confusing voters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ballot_Access_News (255 words)

	Ballot access - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ballot access rules regulate the conditions under which a candidate or political party is entitled to appear on voters' ballots.
		Historically, there were generally no restrictions on ballot access in the United States until after the introduction of the so-called " Australian ballot " beginning in the 1880's.
		Proponents of more open ballot access argue that restricting access to the ballot has the effect of unjustly restricting the choices available to the voters and typically disadvantages third party candidates and other candidates who are not affiliated with the established parties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ballot_access (1151 words)

	3PT - Ballot Access News
		Also, in 1982, when Alabama increased the number of signatures for new party ballot access from no petition, to a 1% petition, the U.S. Justice Department told the state on July 19, 1982 that the new law couldn't be implemented for the 1982 election.
		The new number of signatures may also be subject to a court challenge on the basis of the Supreme Court's term limits decision last year.
		SB 330, which greatly improves ballot access for third party and independent candidates, passed the State Senate on March 19 by a vote of 31-15.
	www.ksg.harvard.edu /case/3pt/ban04-96.html (3870 words)

	LP News Feb97 - Ballot access efforts continue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ballot access efforts are under way once again, and now is the crucial time for Libertarians to be lobbying for better ballot access laws in their states.
		According to Kris Williams, who heads up the ballot access efforts for the national party, two paid petitioners are working to gather signatures in North Carolina with the hope of keeping the state from decertifying the LP.
		Now also is the time for LP members to approach their state legislators encouraging them to introduce new legislation for easing ballot access restrictions.
	www.lp.org /lpn/9702-ballot.html (267 words)

	3PT - Ballot Access
		Richard Winger is the publisher of Ballot Access News, the foremost publication in the United States on issues related to laws and regulations related to ballot access questions.
		Since strict ballot access laws frequently cannot be complied with, such laws make it difficult or impossible for the candidate's own supporters to vote for him or her.
		With severe ballot access laws draining their resources and keeping them off the ballot in approximately half the states, many felt that if they could not poll a decent vote anyway, they might at least have the satisfaction of being "pure" in doctrine.
	www.ksg.harvard.edu /case/3pt/winger.html (1412 words)

	Ballot Access
		The ballot access laws for new and minor parties to get on the ballot for Congress are so tough, that not since 1920 has any third party been able to place candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives on the ballot in even half of the districts!
		However, at least ballot access in those countries is equitable and fairly tolerant.
		Ballot access rules are the same for all parties in Great Britain and Canada.
	www.fairvote.org /reports/1993/winger.html (917 words)

	LP News Dec94 - Ballot access: LP position good for 50 in 1996
		The Libertarian Party is assured ballot status for 1996 in "22 states, which is a record for us," said Richard Winger, nationally recognized ballot access expert and editor of Ballot Access News.
		In New York, although LP gubernatorial candidate Bob Schulz did not get the 50,000 votes needed to achieve ballot status for the LP, the lawsuit that Schulz filed prior to the election was successful in overturning certain petitioning requirements.
		The ballot access victories this year put the LP in an excellent position for 1996.
	www.lp.org /lpn/9412-ballot.html (860 words)

	ElectionReform.org - Ballot Access Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ballot access reform is an extremely crucial component of successful electoral reform.
		Stringent ballot access requirements are often imposed upon third party candidates and independent candidates seeking to have their names listed on the ballot.
		The United States has some of the most stringent ballot access requirements of any democracy in the world, with the majority of European democracies requiring either only a few signatures or no signatures at all for ballot listing.
	www.electionreform.org /ERMain/priorities/ballotaccess (233 words)

	Ballot Access News -- June 28, 1994
		New Hampshire (1) : HB 449, which converts the general election ballot format from party-circle, to office-group, was signed into law on June 8.
		New Hampshire (2) : HB 531, which would have made it illegal for a political party to nominate someone who was also the nominee of another party, was vetoed by Governor Stephen Merrill on June 8.
		New Jersey : AB 1309, which would move the 1996 primary for all office from June to March, still has not been brought up in the Senate, and passage is considered unlikely.
	ballot-access.org /1994/0628.html (3725 words)

	Ralph Nader fights for Illinois Ballot access (City2 E-News.com)
		Nader expects to be on the ballot in 45 states by November.
		But in Illinois, the state's Democrats have been fighting hard to deny him ballot access, fearing both the strength of his challenge to their party's presidential candidate and the prospect of having Greens to contend with in future elections.
		Lawyers for the Nader campaign sought an injunction against the ballot denial, arguing that the state's June deadline was unconstitutionally early.
	www.city2e-news.com /naderill.html (789 words)

	Third Party: Political Alternatives in the Age of Duopoly.
		Ballot Access News is a non-partisan newsletter reporting on the trials and tribulations of folks trying to put candidates on the ballot in the United States of America.
		Part of BAN's purpose (besides reporting on progress made) is to report on these restrictive ballot access laws so that more people are aware of them.
		BAN is edited and published by Richard Winger, the nation's leading expert on ballot access legal issues.
	www.thirdpartypolitics.org /thirdparty.html (366 words)

	soapbox
		The bill also lowers the number of votes needed for a party to remain on the ballot, from 10% for president or governor (whichever was most recent) to 1%.
		The Tenth Circuit had found that Oklahoma's ballot access laws impose a severe burden, so the Libertarian Party was able to invite members of other parties to its primary.
		Other states which have similar primaries, but more reasonable ballot access laws, are concerned that a broad decision could apply to them as well.
	ballots.blogspot.com /2005/01/httpwww_21.html (261 words)

	Constitution Party Articles
		Ballot access restrictions in many states were made even tougher as a result of George Wallace’s 1968 third party presidential race.
		Ballots are to permit the voters to vote for the candidates of their choice.
		Denying ballot access is permissible only if and to the extent that it is necessary as a means to further other legitimate state interests, including avoidance of the voter confusion that may result from the presence on the ballot of too many frivolous candidates."
	www.constitutionparty.com /news.php?aid=85 (1573 words)

	Ballot Access News -- September 1, 2001
		The basis for the lawsuit is that Arkansas has no procedures for a new party to participate in a special election in an odd year.
		B.A.N. a copy of a letter from any member of Congress, commenting on HR 2268, will win a free three-month extension of their subscription, or a new 3-month subscription (whichever applies).
		B.A.N. At its national meeting on July 27-29 in Santa Barbara, California, the Association of State Green Parties renamed itself "Green Party of the U.S.".
	www.ballot-access.org /2001/0901.html (3332 words)

	Ballot Access News -- February 1, 2004
		New registration data, shown on the chart on page four, shows that the percentage of voters registered "independent" or as members of minor parties now exceeds 25%.
		The new form will probably list the candidates for presidential elector and explain that they are pledged to whoever is nominated at that group’s presidential convention.
		New York eased ballot access rules for the Republican presidential primary last year, but left tough rules in place for the Democratic presidential primary.
	www.ballot-access.org /2004/0201.html (2855 words)

	Ballot Access News
		The probable outcome will be a new postal regulation that differentiates between types of sidewalks; or possibly the post office will just drop its ban on petitioning on its own sidewalks.
		There are many surprisingly restrictive ballot access laws in this country, which the average voter has no knowledge or conception of; part of our purpose here (besides reporting on progress made) is to report on these restrictive ballot access laws so that more people are aware of them.
		Ballot Access 2000 ' Breaking News ' for short updates that came in too late for the printed version of the newsletter.
	ballot-access.org (1939 words)

	LP News Dec96 - Ballot access in good shape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Libertarian Party came out of the 1996 elections in the best ballot access shape ever after a presidential election.
		The party is on the ballot in 22 states, as opposed to 18 four years ago, and the party is qualified in Pennsylvania -- voters can register Libertarian -- but the LP will still have to petition to get candidates on the ballot.
		West Virginia is difficult because the state law is set up to make it virtually impossible to get the gubernatorial candidate on the ballot, and a party needs a candidate in that race in order to qualify.
	libertarianparty.net /lpn/9612-ballot.html (278 words)

	Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition
		Current Pennsylvania ballot access law makes it difficult for independent and minor party candidates to appear on the ballot — much more difficult than in most other states.
		Election Reform Task Force was the proposal that the election laws "should be amended to provide greater access to the ballot for minor political parties and political bodies." The final vote on the recommendation was twelve in favor and none against, with one abstention.
		About Us The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition is a group of individuals and organizations devoted to building a better democracy in Pennsylvania.
	www.paballotaccess.org (367 words)

	Newsletter: Nader is on the ballot in nearly half of the states (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph Nader is on the ballot in 23 states, according to Ballot Access News, a nonpartisan newsletter dedicated to "the trials and tribulations of folks trying to put candidates on the ballot in the United States of America."
		Ballot Access News lists more states for Nader than the candidate's own site, http://www.votenader.org, which names only 17 states.
		Nader deserves to be on the ballot, plan and simple, it's what America is all about, and please people, the world will not end if Bush is re-elected, or if Kerry is elected, may the best man win, but let's play by the rules folks and don't whine.
	www.freenewmexican.com /news/4033.html (2668 words)

	Shopping Resources - Election Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The web home of Ballot Access News, the premiere newsletter for up-to-date news about the continuing fight for fair and equitable ballot access laws in the USA.
		News headlines, maps, descriptions and commentary on state election laws, and related links provided.
		A nonpartisan organization dedicated to enacting Voter Consent laws, giving voters the ballot option to reject all candidates for an office and to call for a new election with new candidates to fill that office.
	directory.cybwell.ch /directory/494/49447.htm (562 words)

	Houghton Mifflin College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ballot Access News is an online newsletter that describes what it calls the "trials and tribulations" of individuals who attempt to gain ballot access.
		Because they control state legislatures, and thus ballot-access procedures, some observers argue that the major parties have conspired to make it difficult for minor parties to gain access to the ballot.
		Professor Keith Poole is a political scientist at the University of Houston who has devoted much of his career to studying the ideological orientations of the political parties in Congress.
	college.hmco.com /polisci/janda/chall_dem/7e/students/exercises/8 (375 words)

	National Asset for Oct. 21, 2004: Ballot Access News (BAN) -- Assets of America - Nader for President 2004 - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ballot Access News (BAN) is the foremost source for news on third party candidates and the electoral system in both the US and Canada.
		BAN is unique in fully chronicling the campaigns of third parties and the bewildering, often contradictory election technicalities that characterize the current two party system.
		BAN has therefore consistently distinguished itself as the only news service in the nation that covers these issues so broadly and in such depth.
	www.votenader.org /issues/index.php?cid=112 (1512 words)

	Badnarik for Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		New Hampshire elections officials announced on September 3 that Ralph Nader has enough signatures to be on the ballot.
		If New Hampshire didn’t require 1,500 signatures from each of the two districts, the Libertarian Party candidate for US Senate would now be on the ballot.
		Ballot access lawsuits on legal arguments (beyond the simple “this sig is good, this one isnt") are tricky, and hard to win, I do know that much.
	www.badnarik.org /supporters/blog/2004/09/05/still-not-free-to-express-on-the-expressway (971 words)

	Georgia Ballot Access Case Presented to the US Supreme Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Richard Winger, editor of Ballot Access News said, "I think it's the most important ballot access case presented to the US Supreme Court in 20 years.
		On January 16, the Libertarian Party of Georgia asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its ballot access lawsuit.
		In 2002, Libertarian Wayne Parker petitioned to gain ballot access for Georgia's 11th District and was denied.
	www.lpgeorgia.com /ga/news/pr00006.html (405 words)

	Legislative History of Federal Ballot Access Law Reform Bills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is sent to the Committee on House elections where no action is taken.
		It is the only mandatory ballot access law for minor parties, in any state, that has never been used." (Richard Winger Ballot Access News August 2003)
		The vote on whether or not to add the ballot access bill to the campaign finance reform bill was also the first time such a bill was voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives.
	www.geocities.com /edwardtjbrown/FederalBallotAccessLawReformBills.htm (376 words)

	MdLP - Ballot Access
		allot access, or the ability to run candidates, is mission critical for a political party.
		Your rapid and dutiful assistance with ballot access - helping to pay off the "ballot access tax" permanently by 2006 - will ensure that parallel efforts in building the infrastructure to support successful campaigns and attracting, recruiting and training quality candidates can have our full attention from 2007 to 2010 and beyond.
		If you are willing to register others, you should contact your local election board and take the Voter Registration Volunteer training or get involved with your local county or campus organization for training and to locate outreach events where you can register others.
	www.md.lp.org /ballotaccess (663 words)

	Ballot Access and Candidate Qualifications
		The winners of the primary will automatically be on the general election ballot.
		It is up to each state to determine how presidential candidates may qualify for the ballot.
		More information on the efforts of smaller parties to qualify for the ballot can be found at the websites Politics1 and Ballot Access News.
	www.johnson-county.com /auditor/voter/qual.htm (1455 words)

	Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » New Mexico Green Party in Trouble?
		Ballot Access News is reporting that an official within the New Mexico Division of Elections is trying to disqualify the NM Green Party.
		Therefore, the Green and Constitution Parties are qualified in New Mexico for 2006.
		This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 12th, 2005 at 3:43 pm and is filed under News.
	thirdpartywatch.com /?p=95 (197 words)

	business>>News November 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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		Ballot Access News -- November 1, 2001 Volume 17, Number 8 This issue was originally printed on light blue paper.
	www.asiaebay.com /search-News-November-2001.aspx (492 words)

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