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Elections & Campaigns: The Nomination Process

Elections & Campaigns: The Nomination Process. Chapter 6 (p. 76-91). I want to run for office, where do I start?. *DEPENDS ON WHAT POSITION YOU WANT TO RUN FOR. THEY ALL VARY BY POSITION AND BY STATE Must meet specific position requirements Other requirements (varying by state):

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Elections & Campaigns: The Nomination Process

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  1. Elections & Campaigns:The Nomination Process Chapter 6 (p. 76-91)

  2. I want to run for office, where do I start? *DEPENDS ON WHAT POSITION YOU WANT TO RUN FOR. THEY ALL VARY BY POSITION AND BY STATE • Must meet specific position requirements • Other requirements (varying by state): • Financial history investigations • Petition signatures (Iowa) • Payment of fee • Votes/Nomination • Registered Party Member/Voter

  3. First Step in the Nomination Process: Primary Elections & Caucuses *Disclaimer: EVERY state has a different process, and this process changes during each election

  4. Primary Elections • Primary Elections: preliminary elections held to elect candidates from each party • Votes are collected at a polling place just like general elections • Closed Primary – only declared party members may vote • Independents are SOL in a closed primary! • Open Primary – any qualified and registered voter can participate • Run by state or local governments • List of open/closed primaries by state: • http://www.fairvote.org/congressional-and-presidential-primaries-open-closed-semi-closed-and-top-two#.USQjvqVLN8F

  5. Caucuses • Caucuses:meeting of political party members to conduct party business and nominate candidates to local office • Votes are collected verbally, physically, with a signature, etc. • Occurs at churches, schools, public libraries, etc. • Run by political parties • Primary/Caucus schedule and calendar: • http://2012election.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004594 • Explanation of Primary v. Caucus: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_95I_1rZiIs

  6. Second Step in the Nomination Process: Nomination Conventions *Disclaimer: EVERY state has a different process, and this process changes during each election

  7. Conventions • Nominating Conventions: elected members in an area attend conventions and choose candidate • Who gets a vote at the national convention? • Delegates:A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular, an elected or chosen representative sent to a conference • How are delegates chosen? • Different for every state • Different for Republicans & Democrats • Pledged Delegates: • Elected on the basis that they will vote for a specific candidate, although not legally bound to do so • Awarded proportionally based on primary or caucus results • Unpledged Delegates aka Super-Delegates: • Generally these positions are automatically allocated based on current office occupancies in Congress

  8. Conventions Continued… • 2012 Republican Convention (1,144 needed to win) • 2,286 Total Delegates • 132 = Super-Delegates • http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/calculator/ • 2012 Democratic Convention (2,778 needed to win) • 4,022 Total Delegates • 694 = Super-Delegates • http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/primaries/democraticprimaries/index.html Why do the Republicans have less total delegates?

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