词条 | Electoral reform in Alabama |
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Ballot accessMajor party candidates are nominated by the state primary process. Independent candidates are granted ballot access through a petition process and minor political party candidates are nominated by convention along with a petition process; one must collect 3% of the total votes cast in the last election for the specific race or 3% of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election for state-wide ballot access. The figure for 2006 state wide ballot access was 41,012 good signatures. The validity of signatures generally means that 20-30% more signatures will need to be collected to ensure that the goal is achieved. To retain ballot access a third party has to poll 20% in a state wide race and it will retain statewide ballot access through to the next election. Many third party reformers, such as Bill Redpath, would like to see the ballot access laws loosened. References1. ^House passes bill allowing military to cast special runoff ballot, Bob Johnson, Associated Press, Mar. 16, 2006. 2. ^Court weighs Ala. cases over election ballot access, Errin Haines, Associated Press, Mar. 20, 2007. 3. ^Stephen Jones researching on alisondb.legislature which is a website with all house and senate bills and laws. 4. ^Who is Not Voting in November? An Analysis of Felony Disenfranchisement in Alabama, Sentencing Project, Oct. 2006. 5. ^Recent State Activity, National Center for Interstate Compacts, Council of State Governments External links
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