You're right there. It makes no sense.
However, no....one does not have to register so that others can write in their name. They have to register for said votes to even be counted.
PA was definitely one of the states I was thinking of. West Virginia was the other. I was WAY off...
And yes. McCain is SUCH a patriot. He's just trying to prevent anyone who might want to vote for someone other than him from making that truly regrettable mistake...
Amen to that. Though I was not enamored of his "press conference" where he basically encouraged us to do what we had already planned on doing: voting third party.
I don't doubt that Barr and his supporters would like to see their names in the press. This is a bad thing, how? Let me ask you this...how often have you seen Sarah Palin's name in the press?
I don't think, however, that it's the only reason for filing this suit. Barr is fighting some real battles in other states to get his name on the ballot when he followed the rules. This is one place where he can show how biased the current attitude toward the the two main parties.
I don't know what the laws are in Texas for write-in candidates, but in California, one has to actually register for write-in candidate status. If someone writes in a candidate that has not registered for write-in status, their ballot is tossed without being counted for the election in which they wrote a name in.
Actually, Barr is having to fight in a couple states for ballot access, despite having made the requisite number of signatures by the deadline specified by the states. Connecticut might be one? I'm pretty sure Virginia is as well.
However, the Dems and the Reps, despite having missed the timeline, (and I've seen copies of the paperwork...they missed it) are granted ballot access carte blanche.
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You're right there. It makes no sense. However, no....one does not have to register so that others can write in their name. They have to register for said votes to even be counted.
PA was definitely one of the states I was thinking of. West Virginia was the other. I was WAY off... And yes. McCain is SUCH a patriot. He's just trying to prevent anyone who might want to vote for someone other than him from making that truly regrettable mistake...
Amen to that. Though I was not enamored of his "press conference" where he basically encouraged us to do what we had already planned on doing: voting third party.
I don't doubt that Barr and his supporters would like to see their names in the press. This is a bad thing, how? Let me ask you this...how often have you seen Sarah Palin's name in the press? I don't think, however, that it's the only reason for filing this suit. Barr is fighting some real battles in other states to get his name on the ballot when he followed the rules. This is one place where he can show how biased the current attitude toward the the two main parties.
I don't know what the laws are in Texas for write-in candidates, but in California, one has to actually register for write-in candidate status. If someone writes in a candidate that has not registered for write-in status, their ballot is tossed without being counted for the election in which they wrote a name in.
Actually, Barr is having to fight in a couple states for ballot access, despite having made the requisite number of signatures by the deadline specified by the states. Connecticut might be one? I'm pretty sure Virginia is as well. However, the Dems and the Reps, despite having missed the timeline, (and I've seen copies of the paperwork...they missed it) are granted ballot access carte blanche.
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