POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ballot Access, Election 2, Diminishing Returns
11 Oct 2016
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Lecture 9: campaigns and elections in the states. Parties and the affairs that they are tied to are regulated by state statutes. Laws are able to regulate different aspects including: Number, method of selection, duties of members. The purpose of this law is to determine whether the candidate or party will appear on an election ballot. The pro of the law: prevent non-serious frivolous candidacies. The con of the law: puts a barrier to candidate and voter participation. How to become a candidate: seek nomination of a state-recognized political party, run as an independent and receive petition signatures, run as a write-in candidate. Organization requirements for the political parties wanted by states can be rigorous. Methods of selecting presidential elector candidates, party officers, convention delegates, alternates and officials. Rules have to be submitted to tx secretary of state. Tx minor parties must hold precinct, county, district, and state conventions.
