Ballot Access: ID, MT, NE, NM, NC, OR, SD, VT

[fortilite]

Ron Paul is on the ballot now / pending for most states. Here are some he is not though, so if you know the ballot process for any of these states post it here. Let's make sure there aren't any signature drives we need done:

Idaho (???)
Montana (???)
Nebraska (???)
New Mexico (???)
North Carolina (???)
Oregon (???)
South Dakota (signature state)
Vermont (???)


Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
American Samoa


I'm sure they're being taken care of, but it's always good to play it safe after some close calls.

[damon04]

Blimp!!!!!!!!!

[transistor]

i'm in south dakota... how can i help?

[fortilite]

i'm in south dakota... how can i help?

Are you part of a meet up? If so, ask your meetup coordinator how he gets on the ballot. Some states it's paperwork, some states it's signatures, some it's others. Post back here with the answer, and post in the South Dakota forum too.

Either that or call your states GOP.

[Bradley in DC]

I'm sure they're being taken care of, but it's always good to play it safe after some close calls.

Why on earth are you sure? This has been one of the biggest weakness of the official campaign.

[fortilite]

Why on earth are you sure? This has been one of the biggest weakness of the official campaign.

I didn't want people panicking as they tend to do on these forums. ;)

[tsetsefly]

montana, idaho and oregon are must Rp has a very good shot at winning all of those...

[AgentPaul001]

I've got no idea about the ballot access drive here in NC although I'm planning on being part of the delegation process.

North Carolina is much more libertarian then many states and we have one of the highest delegate totals of any state so its important he be on the ballot here even though we are so late in the process.

[fortilite]

I've got no idea about the ballot access drive here in NC although I'm planning on being part of the delegation process.

North Carolina is much more libertarian then many states and we have one of the highest delegate totals of any state so its important he be on the ballot here even though we are so late in the process.

Ask your meet up organizer, if you are in a meet up group. Post back here. If the meet up organizer doesn't know, we'll know to worry. :D

[transistor]

it appears that 3,356 signatures are required for SD... i haven't heard anything about it from teh meetup groups. i think SD is last in the nation to vote, so the candidate will probably already be decided by then...

[fortilite]

it appears that 3,356 signatures are required for SD... i haven't heard anything about it from teh meetup groups. i think SD is last in the nation to vote, so the candidate will probably already be decided by then...

No state left behind. This is going to be a close one.

Now no notice from the meet up groups in a signature state is a bad sign. Think we should ask the head of the SD meet ups?

[AgentPaul001]

I'll try and figure something out ASAP. I do know NC has some of the strictest ballot access laws in the nation (while I was a member of the Libertarian party), but not sure how that deals with the major parties and candidates. I'll begin looking into it now.

[Bradley in DC]

I didn't want people panicking as they tend to do on these forums. ;)

No, we DO want people panicking--we need you and others to rile up everyone to counterbalance the, to be as polite as possible, "lack of urgency" of the official campaign.

Look at Ohio now scrambling still up against the deadline (still not sure if we'll make it in all CDs) when weeks/months ago I warned them not to trust the competence of McHugh and the official campaign on this and not to procrastinate and they (then) reassured me the official campaign was on top of it.

If Dr. Paul is not on the ballot in your state, PANIC! Take the initiative yourself. Post here for help. There are great people in the grassroots doing incredible work.

[transistor]

No state left behind. This is going to be a close one.

Now no notice from the meet up groups in a signature state is a bad sign. Think we should ask the head of the SD meet ups?

yea, we aren't the most organized here... maybe one of the city meetup groups have started, but i haven't heard anything from the state meetup group.

we have until 3/25 to get those signatures. plenty of time.... lol

[fortilite]

yea, we aren't the most organized here... maybe one of the city meetup groups have started, but i haven't heard anything from the state meetup group.

we have until 3/25 to get those signatures. plenty of time.... lol

That's the signature submission deadline? Wow, that's late. Are you sure that isn't the primary date?

[transistor]

That's the signature submission deadline? Wow, that's late. Are you sure that isn't the primary date?

the primary is 6/3 :D
http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/2008pdates.pdf

[fortilite]

the primary is 6/3 :D
http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/2008pdates.pdf

:eek:

[fortilite]

Ok, looks like most of the states won't deadline for 3 months. But Vermont is in 3 weeks! Anyone know the deal with Vermont?

[Bradley in DC]

yea, we aren't the most organized here... maybe one of the city meetup groups have started, but i haven't heard anything from the state meetup group.

we have until 3/25 to get those signatures. plenty of time.... lol

In the time preceding the deadline, organize your ballot petitioning drive, learn all of the rules (who can circulate, who can sign, etc.), train volunteers on how to get signatures, prepare lists of Paul supporters et al., plan the ballot signing parties to hit the ground running as soon as the deadline hits. Do NOT procrastinate. Do NOT wait for McHugh and the official campaign.

[olehounddog]

Here's NC info
Looks like the chair of each party submits the candidate names
or 10,000 signatures from the same party.

HOUSE BILL 1743 RATIFIED BILL
SECTION 33. G. S. 163-213.4 reads as rewritten

Ҥ 163-214.4. Nomination by the State Board of Elections

By the first Tuesday in February of the year preceding the North Carolina presidential preference primary, the chair of each political party shall submit to the State Board of Elections a list of its presidential candidates to be placed on presidential preference primary ballot. The list must be compromised of candidates whose candidacy is generally advocated and recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in North Carolina, unless any such candidate executes and files with the chair of the political party an affidavit stating without qualification that the candidate is not and does not intend to become a candidate for nomination in the North Carolina Presidential Preference Primary Election.

The State Board of Elections shall prepare and publish a list of the names of the presidential candidates submitted.
On the first Tuesday in March preceding the presidential preference primary (March 4, 2008) the State Board of Elections (SBE) will convene in Raleigh to nominate all candidates affiliated with a recognized political party pursuant to the provisions of Article 9 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, who have been submitted to the State Board of Elections. Immediately upon completion of these requirements, the board shall release to the news media all such nominees selected. Provided, however, nothing shall prohibit the partial selection of nominees prior to the meeting required by this section, if all provisions herein have been complied with. - or-
Nomination by Petition -Any person seeking the endorsement by a national political party, may file with the SBE petitions signed by 10,000 qualified voters who are affiliated with the same political party as the candidate for whom the petitions are filed. Petitions must be filed with the county board of elections (CBE) by February 19, 2008, which is ten days before the filing deadline. The signatures on the petitions must be verified by the appropriate CBE and filed at the SBE by the candidate no later than 5:00 PM on the Monday prior to the date the SBE is required to meet pursuant to GS 163-213.4 preceding the presidential preference primary

[walt]

bump

[FluffyUnbound]

I'm pretty sure Vermont is done. They turned in the signatures on 12/24. At least, I got an email to that effect. If they didn't have enough signatures they should announce it.

[angrydragon]

Idaho:

1000 dollars and Dr. Paul's signature.

http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/candidat/2008cand.htm

Montana:

Anyone who wants to run in the primary election as a member of a qualified political party must file with the Secretary of State’s Office anytime between 8 a.m. on January 22, 2008 and 5 p.m. on March 20, 2008.

http://sos.mt.gov/ELB/File_for_Office.asp

Nebraska:

http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/

New Mexico:

http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Elections/elect08.htm

North Carolina:

http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Cand/Facts/facts_pres.html

Oregon: No info?

http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/

South Dakota:

http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/upcomingelection.shtm

Vermont:

http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/presidential_info_2008.html

Guam, Outdated!:

http://gec.guam.net/

Northern Mariana Islands, Outdated!:

http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/

Puerto Rico, ?:

http://www.gobierno.pr/gprportal/inicio

American Samoa, ?:

http://americansamoa.gov/

[AgentPaul001]

Hopefully NC will put Paul on the ballot if he does well in the early states.

10,000 Republican Signatures would put a huge strain on the local meetup groups and campaign.

[schmeisser]

Oregon

· Presidential Primary Date: May 22, 2008

· A candidate may qualify to be placed on the Oregon ballot by one of two methods.

1. The Secretary of State may determine that the candidacy is generally advocated or recognized by the national news media.

2 By completing a nominating petition containing at least 5,000 signatures. This must include at least 1,000signatures from each of the 5 Oregon congressional districts.

· Filing Fee: N/A.

· Deadline: Filing period extends from Sept. 8, 2007 – March 7, 2008.



We may want to get the signatures to be on the safe side. If RP were to run "independent", we would be in trouble as anyone voting in a party primary could not sign a petition to add him to the ballot (see Nader 2004). From what I can tell, the primary should be a given based upon other states.

edit: source ORS 249.078

[maiki]

I'm pretty sure Vermont is done. They turned in the signatures on 12/24. At least, I got an email to that effect. If they didn't have enough signatures they should announce it.

Can you post the email if you can find it? That way they can color it in the map on the other folder. :)