A bill would expand ballot access in North Carolina.
State Sen. Jim Jacumin, a Burke County Republican, said he filed the Electoral Freedom Act after intensive lobbying by a constituent.
The bill would reduce the number of signatures required for a political party or unaffiliated candidate to be recognized by the state.
It is being pushed by North Carolinians for Free and Proper Elections, a political action committee formed by UNC-Charlotte political science major Jordon Greene.
The group, which had an annual budget of $81 last year, is nonpartisan.
Its Web site includes links to the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties, which are recognized, as well as the Constitution Party, the Green Party and the Modern Whigs, which are not.
"We want everyone to be able to come to us for information and work together toward the goal of alleviating the problem of ballot access," Greene said.
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Re: Bill would increase ballot access
Hopefully with the help of third parties, unaffiliated and even those who affiliate with either of the two major parties in North Carolina we will be able to motivate people to get involved, call their Senators and push for free elections in the many areas that we can. This bill is just one step in the right direction. Again, we at the NCFPE are very grateful to Senator Jim Jacumin for introducing this bill, and to our new Co-Sponsor Andrew C. Brock (R-34 Davie and Rowan Counties).
For Liberty's Sake,
Jordon M. Greene
President/Founder
North Carolinians for Free and Proper Elections
www.NCFPE.com
jmgreene@ncfpe.com
(828) 729-4509
"'No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined.'" Williams v. Rhodes, 393 U.S. 23