Tired of the 2-Party System?
Want to have Term-limits in Congress?
Unless you are willing to do something about it – the 2-Party
system have done much to ensure that, despite our wishes, it will never change.
Good, responsible, constitutional loving Independents WILL NEVER be able to
campaign and win in a big way without some kind of reform to the current laws.
The drafters of the US Constitution set forth 3 requirements
to run as president. These requirements were based on the need for patriotism,
civic duty, and judgment. The need to appoint electors – to represent of the voters
of the USA is also addressed. The electors tally up the majority vote and then
all electors cast a vote based on the majority. Electors are the voter’s
representatives not the candidates. Other than that – there are no words in the
constitution that states the president must also run the gauntlet of individual
and arbitrary rules of the individual states.
Did you know 63% of voting America would like to see a 3rd
party in office?
In 34 states, an independent must file paperwork with intent
to run as 3rd party elect. Each state has its own requirements. 9
States will not allow a write in candidate.
Understand most of these requirements by the 34 States cannot
be started before the Democrat/Republican primaries but must be finished by an
arbitrary date set by the state. (For those who are about to ask why didn’t the
Independents just start earlier?)
Did you know the state of MAINE – originally had a requirement
deadline for September 23th – for 3rd party voters to
file a Notice of Intent to run for a position as a “write-in”? Yet, on
September 6th – Maine changed that requirement deadline to September
9th. That’s a 3 day notice that WAS NOT PUBLICIZED. Any independent
candidates not on the ballet will not be able to receive valid votes in this
state. The state of MISSISSIPPI DID A SIMILAR TRICK.
Did you know the state of INDIANA has 3 different criteria
for ballot access? The Dem’s have one set. The republicans have another – and finally
the 3rd party independents yet an entirely different set of
criteria. In Indiana, if you run as Independent you must provide 26,699
signatures stating they are ok with an Independent’s name to appear on a
ballot. The other parties? 4,500. Wow!
TEXAS requires 80,000 signatures by the 9th of
May of the year of election for an independent to get on a ballot. That’s not
impossible…said no one ever.
In ILLINOIS the independent candidate must file a separate
notice of intent via each individual county/voting area. That’s over 100+
documents that must be filed in 1 state by September 9.
There is this law referred to the “sore-loser” law that
mandates any candidate running under the Dem or Rep parties that did not
receive the party nomination MAY NOT FILE INDEPENDENTLY.
Hello Wynne! I'm looking for my ancestors and have read on the rootsweb your contribution about OTT. These are my relatives. I need more info. Can you help me please. Lilli
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid not, Lilli. Ott's are my ex-husband's side of the family. I didn't retain any of the information.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your answer! Of course it's very unfortunate for me. I live in Germany and it's difficult to find something in America. The data at RootsWeb are correct, but I can't go further. Maybe your ex-man was Gerald Ott? Sorry for asking. Best wishes. Lilli
ReplyDeleteHi, Lilli, my ex-husband was Daniel Linden, it was his mother who was an Ott - Vivian Ott. She married Jerome Linden, they divorced and then she married Jim Miller. So she is now Vivian Miller. I would be happy to put you in touch with her. I'm sure she would love to see if there is a connection.
ReplyDeleteLilli, for now the best way to try is go to Facebook and look for Vivian Miller: https://www.facebook.com/vivian.miller.12
ReplyDeleteIf she does not accept you as a friend - let me know and I will get word to her that you are a "relative" looking for information.
O, Wynne! This is a great message from you! My Can she possibly write me a short message on lilli.pongs(at)gmail.com, I'm not at facebook. I also have an old photo of my grandma with family Ott. May be Vivian knows who is who. My great-grandfather was Heinrich Ott. He went to Canada in 1909, then his son Ferdinand. I can't put it in words, how grateful I'm. Thank you from all my heart! Best wishes and love to Vivian. Lilli
DeleteHello Wynne, I'm desperate. I have logged into facebook. Vivian doesn't answer, you certainly have no time. Sorry... Lilli
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