The Answer: They would deny you because 1) You have not been nominated by a ballot established party 2) You have not collected enough signatures to access the ballot in any state, much less all 50 states 3) It is too late there is a deadline for nominations by each state.
Long ass explanation: Primary voting is just a non binding formality, it is not a government requirement for ballot access. The Libertarian party does not have a primary, for obvious reasons, only a convention (a wild drug filled one).
Technically the delegate vote at the convention is the only vote that counts. But, only because of Democrat and Republican party rules. The nomination of presidential candidates were brokered at conventions all the way into the 1950's. Primaries are advisory rather than actual selection events.
Both main political parties are really powers onto themselves, when it comes to candidate selection. They can change their internal rules or chose not enforce their rules at a whim at anytime, and they often do. People win primaries all the time and get ruled ineligible by the parties. The government really has no power or laws to regulate this, for reasons.
To get on the ballot for the November election a candidate has to do one of two things. One, be nominated by a party that received a substantial amount of the vote in the last election to that office. Two, collect enough signatures in each state to meet the threshold to run as an independent. These rules and thresholds vary state by state.
I vote for third parties whenever I get a chance. Not because I agree with their policies but, because I want to break up the two party monopoly, by allowing that party to get on the ballot next time. You aren't throwing away your vote when you do this, your actually throwing pebbles into the cogs of the system.
The Democrat and Republican parties can agree on two things. Keep other parties, and candidates off the ticket, and support isreal. Some states make it very difficult to get on the ballot. I've included a link to some of the more onerous laws regarding ballot access.
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[ - ] Dirtydyno 0 points 10 monthsAug 13, 2024 03:52:36 ago (+0/-0)
They would deny you because 1) You have not been nominated by a ballot established party 2) You have not collected enough signatures to access the ballot in any state, much less all 50 states 3) It is too late there is a deadline for nominations by each state.
Long ass explanation:
Primary voting is just a non binding formality, it is not a government requirement for ballot access. The Libertarian party does not have a primary, for obvious reasons, only a convention (a wild drug filled one).
Technically the delegate vote at the convention is the only vote that counts. But, only because of Democrat and Republican party rules. The nomination of presidential candidates were brokered at conventions all the way into the 1950's. Primaries are advisory rather than actual selection events.
Both main political parties are really powers onto themselves, when it comes to candidate selection. They can change their internal rules or chose not enforce their rules at a whim at anytime, and they often do. People win primaries all the time and get ruled ineligible by the parties. The government really has no power or laws to regulate this, for reasons.
To get on the ballot for the November election a candidate has to do one of two things. One, be nominated by a party that received a substantial amount of the vote in the last election to that office. Two, collect enough signatures in each state to meet the threshold to run as an independent. These rules and thresholds vary state by state.
I vote for third parties whenever I get a chance. Not because I agree with their policies but, because I want to break up the two party monopoly, by allowing that party to get on the ballot next time. You aren't throwing away your vote when you do this, your actually throwing pebbles into the cogs of the system.
The Democrat and Republican parties can agree on two things. Keep other parties, and candidates off the ticket, and support isreal. Some states make it very difficult to get on the ballot. I've included a link to some of the more onerous laws regarding ballot access.
https://fairvote.org/the-worst-ballot-access-laws-in-the-united-states/
I close with a quote from a communist jew: Emma Goldman
"If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal"