Jonathan Lundell > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 1:50 AM > In California, I see a couple of significant differences. There's no > filing fee (or signatures in lieu of fee) for a write-in candidate, > and a write-in candidate can bypass the party primary.
No filing fee - OK, but the statement about signatures puzzles me. In the "Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for Write-In Candidates" to which you provided a link, it says: D. Nomination Papers 1. The required number of signers to a write-in candidate’s nomination paper for the respective offices are as follows: a. United State Senator: 65-100 b. Member of House of Representatives, State Legislative Office: Not less than 40 nor more than 60. So there would appear to be a requirement for a very modest number of signatures. Or have I misunderstood something? James No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1865 - Release Date: 26/12/2008 13:01 ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
