JVParkour
08-12-2009, 08:05 PM
Hey Ya'll,
I had a few questions concerning presidential ballot access. I know a candidate must register in all 50 states, going through the specific requirements for each state and so forth.
Is there any 'master list' or some sort of organized data available to the public that thoroughly details the process' needed for each state? I was thinking that if such a list does not exist (which I am sure it does somewhere), we should start compiling the information into one organized, and highly guarded document.
Once the base of the document is formed, detailing the steps needed for ballot access for each of the 50 states, further depth could be added. This could include compiling a bunch of demographic lists for each state; racial percentages, male, female, reps, dems, ind., etc. In addition to that info, I was thinking we could include stats and facts from past presidential races, like who did what, and where, and if it was effective.
For example, Kentucky. 1,2,3,4,5 etc. steps needed to gain ballot access. Demographics for rural areas as well as metropolitan. Which candidates have won in the last 25 years, and why.
I feel that something like this would be EXTREMELY helpful for the liberty movement. Saying "its too hard for independents to get on the ballot" would no longer be an excuse. Even if the next liberty candidate ran as a Rep or Dem, we would have organized and helpful information concerning the best way to spend campaign money in each state, personally tailored for each individual location.
I know this is a lot to ask, but I am willing to put in hundreds of hours over the next few years to see something like this come into existence. A document like this, combined with the organizational network that C4L has founded would work wonders.
Thoughts and comments?:)
(Mods, if you think necessary, please move to General Politics for more exposure)
I had a few questions concerning presidential ballot access. I know a candidate must register in all 50 states, going through the specific requirements for each state and so forth.
Is there any 'master list' or some sort of organized data available to the public that thoroughly details the process' needed for each state? I was thinking that if such a list does not exist (which I am sure it does somewhere), we should start compiling the information into one organized, and highly guarded document.
Once the base of the document is formed, detailing the steps needed for ballot access for each of the 50 states, further depth could be added. This could include compiling a bunch of demographic lists for each state; racial percentages, male, female, reps, dems, ind., etc. In addition to that info, I was thinking we could include stats and facts from past presidential races, like who did what, and where, and if it was effective.
For example, Kentucky. 1,2,3,4,5 etc. steps needed to gain ballot access. Demographics for rural areas as well as metropolitan. Which candidates have won in the last 25 years, and why.
I feel that something like this would be EXTREMELY helpful for the liberty movement. Saying "its too hard for independents to get on the ballot" would no longer be an excuse. Even if the next liberty candidate ran as a Rep or Dem, we would have organized and helpful information concerning the best way to spend campaign money in each state, personally tailored for each individual location.
I know this is a lot to ask, but I am willing to put in hundreds of hours over the next few years to see something like this come into existence. A document like this, combined with the organizational network that C4L has founded would work wonders.
Thoughts and comments?:)
(Mods, if you think necessary, please move to General Politics for more exposure)