Why aren't write-in candidates allowed on Oklahoma (city of Tulsa, anyway) ballots? Doesn't this violate some federal law?
Why weren't any third party Presidential candidates listed on the ballots? I would have loved to have been able to vote Gary Johnson. Are the two big parties scared?
Quote from: bugo on December 29, 2012, 02:49:07 AM
Why aren't write-in candidates allowed on Oklahoma (city of Tulsa, anyway) ballots? Doesn't this violate some federal law?
Why weren't any third party Presidential candidates listed on the ballots? I would have loved to have been able to vote Gary Johnson. Are the two big parties scared?
BUMP
Doesn't somebody have the answer to this question? This is a blatant violation of our voting rights.
It takes 50,000 signatures in Oklahoma. Some states only require 2,000 signatures.
Sign this petition.
http://www.change.org/petitions/state-of-oklahoma-allow-third-party-candidates-for-president-on-the-oklahoma-ballot
For some background...
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-07-08/third-party-ballot-access/56098480/1
Yes, the two parties subsidized by the federal government are scared of competition. There is a cartel on political power and has been for a very long time. Oklahoma has among, if not the most restrictive election laws.
You need 50000 verified signatures to get on the ballot, which means generally you need around 75000 - 80000 signatures to be safe. 20-25% are regularly rejected.
If the candidate fils to get a certain percentage of the vote, they have to repeat the process every election.
This does not apply to the Democrats or Republicans, they get a spot on the ballot in Oklahoma no matter what.
48 States had more than 2 choices for President. Iraqis had a dozen choices. China had zero. North Kore had 1. We had 2.
The two party system sucks.
Quote from: RecycleMichael on January 21, 2013, 08:54:45 AM
It takes 50,000 signatures in Oklahoma. Some states only require 2,000 signatures.
Sign this petition.
http://www.change.org/petitions/state-of-oklahoma-allow-third-party-candidates-for-president-on-the-oklahoma-ballot
For some background...
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-07-08/third-party-ballot-access/56098480/1
Signed.
Anyone else remember when we had something like 13 candidates for Mayor of Tulsa?
The next race for Mayor is non-partisan. The primary is June 11th and the ballot will also contain candidates for districts 2, 5, and 8.