Petition Signatures for Ohio Needed To Get On the Ballot! ONLY 30HRS LEFT!!!!!!!!!

[bigbinc]

Presidential candidates in Ohio require a certain number of delegates for the state and each district, to be on the ballot. There are both delegates and alternate delegates. Alternates take the place of the delegates if they fall through- like backups. The delegates for the state are called "at large" delegates, and will represent Dr. Paul at the Republican National Convention if he wins the state of Ohio. The delegates for each district are called district delegates, and will represent Dr. Paul if he wins that particular district. Ron Paul needs a full slate of delegates to be on the ballot in Ohio. These delegates are approved of and voted on by means of petition signatures...which is what we need...

http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/ (http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/)

[xCakex]

Blimp for grate justice!

[RonPaulRocksMyWorld]

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[shasshas]

gosh can we get the signatureS?

ask ask ask ur neighbours! ur cousins cousin! ur car sales man's ex-wife's gardeners dog's collar maker !!!!!!!
ANYBODY!!!!

[freedom-maniac]

This is getting desperate. How many signature's do you still need? Get it together Ohio!

[tsetsefly]

This is getting desperate. How many signature's do you still need? Get it together Ohio!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Bradley in DC]

Presidential candidates in Ohio require a certain number of delegates for the state and each district, to be on the ballot. There are both delegates and alternate delegates. Alternates take the place of the delegates if they fall through- like backups. The delegates for the state are called "at large" delegates, and will represent Dr. Paul at the Republican National Convention if he wins the state of Ohio. The delegates for each district are called district delegates, and will represent Dr. Paul if he wins that particular district. Ron Paul needs a full slate of delegates to be on the ballot in Ohio. These delegates are approved of and voted on by means of petition signatures...which is what we need...

http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/ (http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/)

According to the rules that were adopted at the last Republican national convention for this one, every Congressional District is awarded three delegates, and there are formulae (ten for each state plus others) for determining the number of At-Large elected and unelected delegates. The final determinations were published here (http://www.gop.com/images/2008_Call_FINAL.pdf).


Rule No. 13
Membership in Convention
Subject to the provisions of Rule No. 16, the membership of the next national
convention shall consist of:

(a) Delegates.
(1) Ten (10) delegates at large from each of the fifty (50) states.
(2) The national committeeman, the national committeewoman and the chairman of the state Republican Party of, each state and American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
(3) Three (3) district delegates for each Representative in the United States House of Representatives from each state.
(4) Six (6) delegates at large from American Samoa, sixteen (16) delegates at
large from the District of Columbia, six (6) delegates at large from Guam, six (6) delegates at large from the Northern Mariana Islands, twenty (20) delegates at large from Puerto Rico, and six (6) delegates at large from the Virgin Islands; provided, however, that if Puerto Rico shall become a state prior to the next national convention, the number of delegates from Puerto Rico shall be calculated in accordance with the same formula used for the other states.
(5) From each state having cast its electoral votes, or a majority thereof, for the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the last preceding election: four and one-half (4 1/2) delegates at large plus a number of the delegates at large equal to sixty percent (60%) of the number of electoral votes of that state; provided, however, that if Puerto Rico shall become a state prior to the next national convention, it shall be presumed that it would have cast its electoral votes, or a majority thereof, for the Republican nominee in the last preceding election. (In the computation of the number of delegates at large, any sum of the four and one half (4 1/2) plus the sixty percent (60%) representing a fraction shall be increased to the next whole number.) In addition, one (1) delegate at large shall be awarded to a state for any and each of the following public officials elected by such state in the year of the last preceding presidential election or at any subsequent election held prior to January 1 of the year in which the next national convention is held:
(i) A Republican governor, provided that no such additional delegate at large award to any state shall exceed one (1);
(ii) Membership in the Republican Party of at least one-half (1/2) of the Representatives representing a state in the United States House of Representatives; provided that no such additional delegate at large award to any state shall exceed one (1);
(iii) Membership in the Republican Party of a majority of the members of any chamber of a state legislature, if such chamber has been organized, and is presided over (if the presiding officer is elected by the chamber), by Republicans; provided that no such additional delegate at large award to any state shall exceed one (1).
(iv) Membership in the Republican Party of a majority of all
chambers of a state legislature, if all such chambers are presided over (if the presiding officer is elected by the chamber), by a Republican; provided that no such additional delegate at large award to any state shall exceed one (1).
(6) In addition, one (1) delegate at large shall be awarded to a state for any and each Republican United States Senator elected by such state in the six (6) year period prior to January 1 of the year in which the next national convention is held; provided that no such additional delegate at large award to any state shall exceed two (2).
(7) In addition, if the District of Columbia shall have cast its electoral votes, or a majority thereof, for the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the last preceding presidential election: four and one half (4 1/2) delegates at large plus the number of delegates at large equal to thirty percent (30%) of the sixteen (16) delegates at large allotted to the District of Columbia. In the computation of the number of delegates at large, any sum of the four and one half (4 1/2) plus the thirty percent (30%) representing a fraction shall be increased to the next whole number.

[Ronnec]

Wait, so is this a concern or not? Isn't the campaign working on this.

Do we have to do everything?

[BuddyRey]

Can only Ohioans add their sig to this petition?

[PaulPatriot]

Can only Ohioans add their sig to this petition?

Yes and you can only sign in the district in which you vote.

[sgrooms]

where can people sign?? how many signatures do we need?

if you're going to start a thread about this, at least give us information...

I live in both arizona and ohio, but I am registered to vote in arizona so I doubt I can sign it, but I know many people in Ohio that I can get to go sign it.

If you're from Ohio, Let me know if these cities help.

I can get 10+ Signatures in each of them: Lorain, Elyria, Mentor, Parma, Cleveland, Middleburg Heights, Canton, Painesville, and Willoughby.

Email me or pm me if you still need the help.

[freedom-maniac]

B-UUUUU-MMM-Puh!

[1913_to_2008]

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[sillvergirl]

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[piotr1]

blimp

[freedom-maniac]

What the heck is going on in Ohio? I'm hoping that since the Ohio people haven't responded yet, that they're out getting signatures. Hopefully they'll check in and let us know how they're doing.

[jesshwarren]

^^^^bump

[qwerty]

where can people sign?? how many signatures do we need?

if you're going to start a thread about this, at least give us information...

I live in both arizona and ohio, but I am registered to vote in arizona so I doubt I can sign it, but I know many people in Ohio that I can get to go sign it.

If you're from Ohio, Let me know if these cities help.

I can get 10+ Signatures in each of them: Lorain, Elyria, Mentor, Parma, Cleveland, Middleburg Heights, Canton, Painesville, and Willoughby.

Email me or pm me if you still need the help.

http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/

[Bradley in DC]

Isn't the campaign working on this.

Do we have to do everything?

Only the things we want done right! ;)

[LukeP]

bump.

doesn't look good.

[NeoconPaulsupporter]

So, 18 hours left. Well, it was a good run.

[runningdiz]

You think the campaign would have a page for updates and call to action when it comes to getting on the ballot. Luckily Ohio is not until March so its not the end of the world. If we cant get on the ballot how can Huckabee?

[tsetsefly]

bump, updates????

[Mike S.]

bump

[paulitics]

update?

[Richie]

*blimp*

[transistor]

c'mon, what's going on here?

[Richie]

There has to be an update of some sort!

[Richie]

Let's keep this at the top.

[SteveMartin]

Hucakbee was placed on the ballot by TPTB, simple as that...

[DealzOnWheelz]

what is going on here???

[SteveMartin]

You think the campaign would have a page for updates and call to action when it comes to getting on the ballot.

You'd think, wouldn't you?

Curiouser and curiouser by the moment.

RP better start minding his own words, and looking out for enemies very domestic to this campaign.

[european]

http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/images/counter.swf 10? hours left

[Cimbri]

bump it all day

[ForLibertyFight]

bump

[SteveMartin]

If we fail to get on the Ohio ballot, there needs to be a horrific and unceasing hue and cry for new blood in Arlington coming from the grassroots.

[SteveMartin]

bump

[Hayek's Heroes]

Take it easy everybody. I know they're working on it. My wife and I signed on Monday. Wait until they get the final count done.

[tsetsefly]

If we fail to get on the Ohio ballot, there needs to be a horrific and unceasing hue and cry for new blood in Arlington coming from the grassroots.

agree, those domestic enemies seem to be all running the campaign, no name recognition in iowa, barely getting on some ballots, alienating grassroots...

[Sey.Naci]

Looks like they may be updating the numbers on the ohio4ronpaul (http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/) site, since the main page appears to be down - try adding 'index-25.php' after the last forward slash.

[voytechs]

How many signatures do we need?

For EACH petition: (Delegate AND Alternate petitions)...
At-large (Form 2-O): signatures of at least 1,000, but not more than 3,000, qualified electors (volunteers/signatures).
District (Form 2-Q): signatures of at least 50 (each), but not more than 150, qualified electors (volunteers/signatures).
SO: We need 50 in each District, and at least 1,000 overall.

How many do we have as of 2am Tuesday?


*At-large goal: 3000 - 3000 - 2
At-large: 853 - 483 - 0

*CD # goal: 150 - 150 - 2
CD 1: 64 - 12 - 0
CD 2: 144 - 140 - 0
CD 3: 107 - 109 - 0
CD 4: 205 - 205 - 0
CD 5: 79 - 79 - 0
CD 6: 56 - 58 - 0
CD 7: 32 - 32 - 0
CD 8: 103 - 93 - 0
CD 9: 15 - 15 - 0
CD 10: 49 - 49 - 0
CD 11: 17 - 83 - 2
CD 12: 115 - 111 - 0
CD 13: 85 - 0 - 0
CD 14: 152 - 145 - 0
CD 15: 95 - 89 - 0
CD 16: 35 - 35 - 0
CD 17: 88 - 62 - 0
CD 18: 33 - 0 - 1

Looks like 5 districts are short delagates and a lot of alternatives. 150 away from the 1,000 minimum total needed. At least that is as far as I can make sense of all of this. Wow, this is a mess.

[SteveMartin]

Even if we barely make it on, SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO GO for putting a major state like OH in so much peril, and not posting stuff everywhere for the grassroots people in the mid west so that they would know that they needed to mobilize.

I am telling you, something is very rotten in the State of Virginia (or Denmark, depending on your proclivities for fine literature.)

[SteveMartin]

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[sgrooms]

well ive said i can get nearly 70 signatures and still have not received a pm or email so either they have the numbers, or they REALLY dropped the ball....

[tsetsefly]

well ive said i can get nearly 70 signatures and still have not received a pm or email so either they have the numbers, or they REALLY dropped the ball....

be proactive because god knows the campaign isnt, contact: http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/


lol imagine what we could accomplish if we didnt have campaign hampering our efforts...

[NeoconPaulsupporter]

Anyone try emailing some of them for their website?

[damon04]

Ron Paul Blimp!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SteveMartin]

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[PRIEST]

Grassroots drives this campaign.. don't forget that.

[Cyclone177]

What is up with this? Is anyone in contact with the Campaign? Whose job is this?

[LukeP]

well ive said i can get nearly 70 signatures and still have not received a pm or email so either they have the numbers, or they REALLY dropped the ball....

You can print off the forms from the website and start collecting signatures. Make sure you watch both youtube videos that are posted on the home page.

http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/

[itsnobody]

I hope he get's on the ballot, looks like there's already over 1,000 signatures

[jb4ronpaul]

in ohio we are going to ask people to send in their petitions no later than thursday VIA OVERNIGHT EXPRESS SERVICE PLEASE. No regular mail. Details on the website soon.

www.ohio4ronpaul.com

please note the status numbers on the website are not up to date because we are too busy, but we are tracking.

We will not turn in the petitions until Jan 3, so if you want to continue to circulate a new copy of a petition you can, but please get in what you have tomorrow so it can be counted and validated.

[walt]

What is up with this? Is anyone in contact with the Campaign? Whose job is this?

a person who is sadly clueless - why kent Snyder or Ron Paul himself isn't demanding daily reports and accountibility is beyond me.

[jb4ronpaul]

Even if we barely make it on, SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO GO for putting a major state like OH in so much peril, and not posting stuff everywhere for the grassroots people in the mid west so that they would know that they needed to mobilize.

I am telling you, something is very rotten in the State of Virginia (or Denmark, depending on your proclivities for fine literature.)


what i saw is that the campaign is of course in charge of ballot access, but they did not know really how to communicate with and use the resources of the grassroots. keep working on those signatures in Ohio and we will be ok.

[spivey378]

where do we need help? what counties????

[jb4ronpaul]

You can print off the forms from the website and start collecting signatures. Make sure you watch both youtube videos that are posted on the home page.

http://www.ohio4ronpaul.com/

Hi, what district? Please do not wait for someone to contact you, everything should be available on the website to get started.

thanks

[noztnac]

Send a Ron Paul shirt to Kelly Pavlik, Middleweight champion of the world from Youngstown Ohio.

[paulitics]

This stuff gives me ulcers. Must get on ballot.

[ChristopherBearkat]

I thought Ohio was OK?

[Eric21ND]

what i saw is that the campaign is of course in charge of ballot access, but they did not know really how to communicate with and use the resources of the grassroots. keep working on those signatures in Ohio and we will be ok.

Send out a mass message on myspace, facebook, email, or gee maybe post something on the campaign website with I don't words to the effect of Ohio, Ballot, Urgent in the title.

Is that really that hard to do?

[Richie]

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[Ronin]

...they did not know really how to communicate with and use the resources of the grassroots.

They can pull donor's email addys based on their state. They did it for Virginia 2-3 weeks before signatures were due. This should be a lesson to other states.

[gb13]

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[ssforronpaul]

They did send it to donors, but it was on dec. 20 and I haven't really been paying alot of attention since a couple days after the teaparty. Been doing Christmas stuff. I came on here and saw this thread and decided to look at my e-mail. I have went out for signatures before on other issues involved in my community and have now contacted my coordinator in cd7.

A copy of the letter below from Paul campaign:


December 20, 2007

Get Ballot Signatures for Ron Paul
Ohio4RonPaul is your resource for all information pertaining to the petition drive to get Ron Paul on the ballot in Ohio. We need your help, and we need it now.

Our campaign needs as many people who can carry a petition to gather and record signatures before the clock runs out. We have until Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 to get all of the required signatures for Ron Paul to get on the ballot in Ohio.

You'll find the following information on our Ohio ballot access website:

• Delegate overview
• Petition overview
• Downloadable petitons for all the congressional districts and at large delegates
• Our own Ohio guide instructing novice petitioners on the process
• The Countdown clock for Victory and much, much more

This site is brand new and we will be adding more daily!


Expect Success!

Maryanne Petranek
Ohio Ballot Access Coordinator
Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee

[Eric21ND]

1 week before the deadline and over christmas no less...ugh!

[PatriotOne]

Ugggggh....just when I got to breathe a sigh of relief about Rhode Island getting theirs in on time.

I got faith though...Grassroots have not let us down yet!

[DisabledCombatVet4change]

copy my signature and use as your own!!! but i mean this is making me queezy!

[jb4ronpaul]

we have a good plan in place in ohio now, if everyone keeps working hard getting signatures we will be ok. we need to avoid things like despair, I give up, this is all the campaigns fault, etc. many people will end up working very hard right through the Christmas season, but it will pay off. we going to submit the signatures in ohio on jan 3, the deadline on the website is for when we want them back to us to examine. It gives us time to react and fix problems.

[NeoconPaulsupporter]

we have a good plan in place in ohio now, if everyone keeps working hard getting signatures we will be ok. we need to avoid things like despair, I give up, this is all the campaigns fault, etc. many people will end up working very hard right through the Christmas season, but it will pay off. we going to submit the signatures in ohio on jan 3, the deadline on the website is for when we want them back to us to examine. It gives us time to react and fix problems.

Oh...So the countdown timer isn't for when they have to be presented to get on the ballot?

[jb4ronpaul]

Oh...So the countdown timer isn't for when they have to be presented to get on the ballot?

correct, because we need time to count, validate, and fix problems. the actual final deadline is jan 4, but we want to submit on jan 3, again so we have 24 hrs to fix problems. again i am confident the plan we have will work if we all keep pushing hard and doing what we need to do right up until the submission deadline.

[NeoconPaulsupporter]

correct, because we need time to count, validate, and fix problems. the actual final deadline is jan 4, but we want to submit on jan 3, again so we have 24 hrs to fix problems. again i am confident the plan we have will work if we all keep pushing hard and doing what we need to do right up until the submission deadline.

Oh damn, heh. That's a different story, then. From reading posts on here I had the impression the final deadline was tommorow. Glad to hear that isn't so. Well, good luck and good job guys.

[DisabledCombatVet4change]

im not so queezy anymore!!!!

[greendiseaser]

i just got sick reading that.
LETS GET THIS SHIT TOGEATHER!

AGHhHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
::wipes forhead after nearly fainting::

[Hook]

So how do we get in contact with HQ and compell them to place all ballot access deadlines on a page on their website? We are having more F-ups than is acceptable, and we need some immediate accountability.

[alienpyro]

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[Richie]

bumpity bump

[iAmerican]

1 week before the deadline and over christmas no less...ugh!

Someone dropped the ball in Ohio. On November 5, 2007 I received an e-mail stating that delegates were needed for certain congressional districts and my district needed 2 males and one female. I immediately responded with the required info, along with a male friend of mine. That would have taken care of the 2 males needed.

I received nothing until November 20, when another e-mail was sent out stating again that Ohio was in dire need of delegates, at which time I replied again.

I was finally contacted and asked for my info (which I had sent twice already) then I never heard another thing.

Shame.

[Richie]

Sorry to keep bumping this, but it has to stay on top. Any updates?

[Ozwest]

I read on another thread that they have all the signatures required, barr one congressional district.

Almost there!:D

[tsetsefly]

Someone dropped the ball in Ohio. On November 5, 2007 I received an e-mail stating that delegates were needed for certain congressional districts and my district needed 2 males and one female. I immediately responded with the required info, along with a male friend of mine. That would have taken care of the 2 males needed.

I received nothing until November 20, when another e-mail was sent out stating again that Ohio was in dire need of delegates, at which time I replied again.

I was finally contacted and asked for my info (which I had sent twice already) then I never heard another thing.

Shame.

HQ has done this in a couple of states already...

[Richie]

I read on another thread that they have all the signatures required, barr one congressional district.

Almost there!:D

Argh! It's torturous!