What are the Procedures for getting on the Ballot to run for Congress?
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The main difference is whether you are running for House or Senate.  The house has a minimum age of 25, the Senate 30.\n\nFirst you establish your support staff, a campaign chief, and treasurer.  If you are low budget running your own campaign then just a treasurer.\n\nEach state has different laws regarding the petitions needed to get on the ballot.  Some require a certain percentage of all registered voters, others require a certain percentage of voters of the party you plan to run under.  After assembling your staff you need to find out the law for your state and gather the requisite signatures.\n\nThen you submit the petition to your state election committee and wait for certification as a candidate.\n\nIt is an easy process in some states, decidedly difficult in others to discourage vanity candidates.
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www.congress.org ... go there and make yourself heard!  Second box in center of page says "Take Action," then enter your zip code under "Write Elected Officials."  This will give you options that are easy to follow and you can say everything you want to and demand to know what your Representatives intend to do about it ... and, more importantly, what you intend to do with your votes the next election.\n\nIt's time for all of us to STOP BEING APATHETIC and START BEING PROACTIVE.\n\nIt's past time for another Revolution ~ this one with no weapons other than words and determination.\n\nADD ON:\n\nRegarding the rallying cry, that's certainly not a bad one, but i think the issues are beyond the President; i think it involves all elected officials.  What about "Throw the b*st*rd OUT!" ... that might get the attention of all of them if they knew we were about to exercise our power to do just that.
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Consult The Book of U.S. Government Jobs at your local library, take the Federal Civil Service Exam, or the exam for those who want to become a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. \n\nCollege students can talk to their counselors or contact the office at their college in charge of job placement. \n\nConsider making some political connections. Politicians do make for some "strange" bedfellows; but, they tend to "bed" with their own.
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Are you a native born United States citizen, at least 35 yrs. old, and have you been a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. If you are, then you meet the constitutional requirements to become president. If you don't meet these requirements, then no matter what your position on the issues are, you can't be president.\n\nAssuming you meet the above mentioned requirements, I like your platform. If you can get your name on the ballot, I believe that I would vote for you.
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First you have to be an American citizen.\n\nThen you register to vote. \nhttp://www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.shtml\n\nYou receive some info in the mail near election season and they tell you where your local voting station is. You go there. and you vote.
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I am assuming that you want to run for President of the United States of America. According to the Consitiution of the United States of America in Artilce II, you must be a natural born citizen of the United States of America, at least 35 years old, and you have to been living in the United States of America for at least 14 years.
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You probably have to get a petition going, and get a certain number of signatures on the petition ... then you can approach the local or state election commission and ask them to get the question on the ballot.\n\nActually, it's probably a good idea to contact the election commission first ... find out exactly what's involved, including how many petition signatures you need.\n\n.
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The basic method...\nWrite a bill and get some co-sponsors.\nThe bill gets directed to the appropriate Congressional committee for discussion and review.  It may be rejected for modification, rejected outright or approved.  If approved, it is then put on the calendar for approval by the entire house of Congress.\nIf the bill requires both houses to approve, the same will be done in both houses.  During the approval process, it may be modified/amended outright, sent back to committee for further review, rejected completely or approved.\nOnce approved it goes to the President.  If both houses approve the bill, however in slightly different ways, there is a joint committee that compromises the bill to something both houses agree with before sending it to the President.\nOnce the President gets it, he can either sign it or veto it.  If vetoed, it needs 2/3 of Congress to override.\n\nThe real way is a lot dirtier.  It involves trading of favors (you vote for my bill, I'll vote for yours), attempts to tack on riders and amendments (adding money for a pork project to an unrelated bill) and a lot of petty partisan politics.
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Go to the clerk of courts and ask them why you haven’t been selected.  You might also ask, “on average how many are requested to report each month.”  Then ask (assuming the voter registration list is what they are using) how many people are registered to vote.  This should tell you how often you should be selected.  Unless the selection from those registered voters is entirely random.  \n\nDifferent parts of the country can do it differently and it is best to learn how you community does this selection.
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The nominating process is not a government action, it is a political action. Any U.S. born citizen of at least 35 years of age may run for president. The nomination process is for party affiliation.
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You can have an issue placed on a ballot, and voted on in the community.  You need to get enough signatures, it varies from place to place.  You can put just about anything on the ballot, like, say, you don't want people to wear orange shirts on Tuesdays.  It costs money though, and lots of time, so generally only serious concerns get on ballots.
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1. Contact you state's Board of Elections to find out what the qualifications are for the post you would be seeking. This is free information so you should not be asked to pay anything other than maybe shipping if they mail you information.\n\n2. For State seats, you will need a fixed minimum of signatures from registered voters in the state. This also depends on if you're going to seek a Republican or democratic nomination or if you plan to run as an Independent. Most states will require Independents to obtain more signatures than someone running for a party nomination. As an Independent, none of the people who sign your petetion can be a registerd member of a political party and/or they can not have voted in any party's primary in the past 2 years to be eligible. If you plan to seek a party's nomination then the people who sign your petition can only be Independents who have not voted in the opposing party's primary in the past 2 years or they can be members of the party in who's nomination you seek.  It's always better to obtain the maximum allowed just in case some of the people end up being un-allowable.\n\n3. Money Money Money. You will have to pay a registration fee to get put on the ballot once you submit your petition. You will also need money to run your campaign.\n\nThere are a lot of rules that vary from state to state so take step 1 first and go from there. Just so I know, what state is this? I live in Ohio and am pretty up to par on Ohio election laws, seeing as I just campaigned for a seat on my City Council, I lost in a re-count by 45 votes :-(
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In order for a person to become President, he or she must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and have resided in the United States for at least 14 years. Once elected, the President serves a term of four years and may be re-elected only once. \ncheck out this website for more info Hope this helps
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In order to be elected President you must br at least 35 years old and be a citizen born in America. The 2 major political parties Democrats and Republicans hold a convention and nominate their choice for President. This is done by having "Primary" elections where the people vote and whom ever has the most votes gets the delegates (people who represent a State at Conventions)Each State has a number of delegates, the number depends on the states population. So after the promary the delegates from each state meet for a nominating convention. The person that has the most delegates will repersent that party in the general election. He or she chooses a running mate who will become Vice President. Meanwhile their is a group called the electorial college. Each State has a number of electorial college votes. When we vote for President we are really voting for the electorial college members...Example: Lets say Arizona has 6 electorial college votes then whomever wins the election gets those votes. Soon after the election the electorial college meets and tallys up the electorial college votes and the winner is elected President.\n\nConfusing?? It can be and I hope this helps
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I am assuming you are not American.\n\nTomorrow's elections are for Federal, State, and Local offices.\n\nAt the federal level, 435 seat in the House of Representatives are up for grabs.  In addition 33 United States Senate seats are also due for elections.\n\nAt the state level, it varies.  There are several state gubernatorial (governors; i.e. state chief executive) positions on the ballot.  There are also many stage legislature seats\n\nIt varies a great deal at the local level.  There may be city and/or county positions that will be on the ballot.\n\nIf you are American, god have mercy on us.
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Very good and very idealistic question. One gets to local seats of power by commanding money. You come up with it yourself. No money, no job. Used to be we had political machines, not much of that anymore. Money is king when you have to buy TV time and yard signs. \n\nAfter that, it gets worse. You have to become a senator or governor to get any chance of becoming a Presidential candidate. Look at the pathways to those power posts. \n\nSorry, it has not been possible that I know of since maybe Harry Truman (and even then he had a powerful Kansas City political machine that got him tapped as VP).\n\nNot much equality there. No real people. What is it that Doug Addams said in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Oh, "the job of the president is to distract us from who really runs things." That's right.
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Most Presidential candidates will begin running about a year from now, in late 2007. The party primaries will be held in the first few months of 2008, and the two major-party nominees will be known by the summer of '08.\n\nYou can vote for anyone on the ballot in a general election. For example, you can vote for the Democrat in an election whether you are registered Democrat, independent, minor party, or even Republican. The difference is that in many states, you have to register with a party to vote in its primary -- that is, you would have to register Democrat to vote in the Democratic primary for deciding which Democrat gets the party's nomination for each office.\n\nAs far as issues go, you can compare candidates' stands on issues and decide which candidate is closer to you on isses of most importance. You probably won't find a candidate who matches you exactly, but you might come close. Also keep in mind what issues will actually be affected by that candidate: for example, abortion should matter less to you in a race for a federal office, because abortion issues are most likely to be decided by state governments, to the degree that courts allow action on the issue.\n\nAlso with issues, you can sometimes vote on issues directly, regardless of what candidates want. Find out what issues are on your state's ballot, if any, and vote the way you believe. If you are not sure, talk with people who know. And if you are still not sure, it's okay to skip a vote on an issue or a candidate. No one can make an informed choice on everything.\n\nLastly, issues aren't always best addressed by laws. If you are strongly opposed to abortion, you might support candidates who oppose it, but that is unlikely to do much about the situation. You would be better off supporting organizations that deal with the underlying problems leading to abortion, so that fewer abortions are chosen. For example, you might donate money or volunteer time to a group that provides educational assistance for women. (Better-educated women will be, on average, more likely to afford children and less likely to consider abortion as a financial necessity.) Politicians often respond to a problem by just trying to pass a law against it, but that doesn't really solve most problems.\n\nIn short, vote for the candidates you prefer, and support organizations that address the issues that are important to you. Best of luck, and thanks for choosing to participate!