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Re: Ask Dome: primary elections

gercohen — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:50:30 -0400

In 1915 or 1917 the General Assembly passed the Primary Act to make holding primaries a state responsibility, to make it uniform, and to regulate the conduct of the primary. Prior to that there was a hodgepodge of party run primaries, caucuses, conventions, and mass meetings to nominate candidates. There are some states where primaries (especially presidential primaries) are a party responsibility. Candidate filings fees of 1% of the salary are used to defray some of the costs in North Carolina.

Federal law does not require primaries for federal elections, but if the state does have primaries there are various federal rules that apply, including campaign finance, military and overseas absentee voting and assistance to voters at the polls

Ask Dome: primary elections

PlaybyPlay — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:53:51 -0400

Why is tax revenue used so parties can determine who they will nominate for an election. Shouldn’t primary elections be the responsibility of the parties to fund and determine how they will nominate their candidates? How did that come about and do the parties subsidize the state for any of the costs for a primary? How much does the state spend for different primary elections? Are there Federal requirements related to primary elections for Federal candidates in a state?

Re: Yes but...

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:28:38 -0400

You are correct.

"For years, 9th District Republican Rep. Sue Myrick lived in Charlotte's Fourth Ward, two doors from Watt's 12th District home." — Charlotte Observer, March 5, 2006.

— RTB

Re: Yes but...

gercohen — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:57:02 -0400

"What about Congresswomen?"

I think that Sue myrick did not live in her district one term in the 90s either.

Re: Yes but...

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:45:29 -0400

Hey, I just answer the questions as I get them...

— RTB

Yes but...

rubyji — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:40:07 -0400

What about Congresswomen?

:-P

Re: Not another Robinson

RaleighRendezvous — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:02:03 -0400

I wonder if Dole will be defecting from the treasonous President Bush soon.
Once, Bush could count on the support of the GOP "Solid South" to back his war in Iraq. However, we have been told that a number of Southern GOP senators and representatives, whose states have seen an inordinate percentage of dead and wounded in Iraq, will come out publicly against the continued U.S. military presence in Iraq.