Challenges filed vs. third-party hopefuls

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 08-19-2010, 16:24

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Chal...8-09-2010.html

Which is exactly why a two party system is bad.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 08-23-2010, 19:20

America - Greatest democracy in the world. At least we don't have this problem in the UK.

**Megas Methuselah** · 08-23-2010, 20:36

Things like this make me glad my ancestor treatied with the Crown, and not with you guys.

Sucks to live south of the border.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 08-23-2010, 20:41

What's the challenge based on? Did they mess up or falsify the petition signatures or something?

**spmetla** · 08-24-2010, 01:19

Whatever the reason this is a travesty of democracy. I hope that these third party candidates are not disqualified. I hate both our main political parties and would hate even more not having the option to choose someone I feel more qualified just because he/she didn't choose to go with an 'allowed' party!

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 08-24-2010, 01:43

Originally Posted by spmetla

Whatever the reason this is a travesty of democracy. I hope that these third party candidates are not disqualified. I hate both our main political parties and would hate even more not having the option to choose someone I feel more qualified just because he/she didn't choose to go with an 'allowed' party!

Well they have write in candidates don't they? But you can't list everyone on the ballot who asks to be listed. How long would the ballot be? So they require a certain number of signatures. If these guys didn't get the required number (which I guess is the issue?) then they shouldn't be put on the ballot. Anyone who supports them can write the name in.

**miotas** · 08-24-2010, 02:51

How many signatures do you need? It seems ridiculous to claim the candidates are incapable of obtaining a few dozen signatures and take them all to court over it.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 08-24-2010, 02:57

Originally Posted by miotas

How many signatures do you need? It seems ridiculous to claim the candidates are incapable of obtaining a few dozen signatures and take them all to court over it.

It depends, it's in the 1000's usually I think, and very often the people who get them are sleezy. Basically they hire people off the street and pay them by signature sheet so often there is falsification involved.

If they can't get the signatures then obviously they won't be elected...