[329] in libertarians
Re: Wilson
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin THEOBALD)
Mon Oct 24 18:22:41 1994
From: theobald@duke.cs.mcgill.ca (Kevin THEOBALD)
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 18:19:49 -0400
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
>> 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.
True, though I was under the impression that they tended to be fairly
similar, except for percentage requirements.
Now that I think about it, I don't think getting X% of a congressional race
vote counts, at least not in MA. Otherwise, you wouldn't see Dems running
unopposed since at least one third party would take the opportunity to get
an easy 5%-10% and get permanent status. It could be different in CA. Also,
I wonder how *winning* a seat would affect things. Did the Socialists get
permanent status in VT?
- Kevin
