[328] in libertarians
Re: Wilson
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Travis Corcoran)
Mon Oct 24 17:49:04 1994
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 94 17:43:01 EDT
From: tjic@ICD.teradyne.com (Travis Corcoran)
To: theobald@duke.cs.mcgill.ca
Cc: libertarians@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9410242132.AA18294@duke.cs.mcgill.ca> (theobald@duke.cs.mcgill.ca)
> From: theobald@duke.cs.mcgill.ca (Kevin THEOBALD)
> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 17:32:45 -0400
>
> > Wilson, a 34-year-old Libertarian, is the only challenger to Tucker in
> > the 37th Congressional District, which includes Compton, Carson and parts of
> > San Pedro and Long Beach. The district is so heavily Democratic (77%) that no
> > Republican felt it worth entering the race.
>
> What level of race do parties need to get a certain percentage of vote in
> in order to achieve permanent ballot status? Do congressional races count?
> Or does it have to involve the whole state, such as a governor or senator?
I believe (although I may be incorrect) that ballot access laws are a
local matter: running for Senator in CA may be different that running
for Senator in PA or for Mayor in Boston.
Sorry, no hard data.
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