Here is the latest. I called the Secretary of State's Office, spoke to a staff lawyer, Paul Miles. He expressed the information provided at the link below. I argued that the filing fee should be only for parties that hold primaries, since it is a primary filing fee, and that minor parties should be able to hold a district convention to nominate a candidate. I cited the decisions made in 1996, and asked him for a ruling. He said he would look into it and get back to me, so the matter is not necessarily settled.
I would recommend to all candidates that they try for the 500 signatures. That number is feasible, and cheaper, even if you had to pay petition gatherers, than the filing fee. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [TCLPActive] Re: Texas Redistricting Order Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:15:46 -0000 From: ndibia5000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Secretary of State attorney confirmed this. The info is now posted on their web site: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/special2006.shtml -Art -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Constitution Society 7793 Burnet Road #37, Austin, TX 78757 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
