[Lnc-business] Ballot Access in...Oregon

[Scott L.]

Mr. Wes Wagner's latest complaint prompted me to look up the ballot access
law in Oregon:

 

 

http://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_i
n_Oregon#Political_parties

 

 

"As of October 2013, there are nine recognized political parties in Oregon
<http://ballotpedia.org/Oregon> . Oregon statutes distinguish between
"major" and "minor" political parties. A political party is considered
"major" if at least five percent of the number of electors registered in the
state are registered as members of the party no later than the 275th day
before the date of a primary election.[2]
<http://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_
in_Oregon#cite_note-major-2>  Any political party that does not meet this
requirement but polled for any one of its candidates at least one percent of
the total votes cast in the last general election for either President or
any single partisan state office to be voted upon by the state at large is
considered a "minor" party.[3]
<http://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_
in_Oregon#cite_note-orminor-3>  Of the nine political parties recognized by
the state, only the Republican and Democratic parties qualified as major
political parties for the 2014 elections.[4]
<http://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_
in_Oregon#cite_note-4> "  

 

 

 

Although it would not be easy, if the Libertarian Party aggressively pursues
improved ballot access laws over the next 2 years, and we elect several
thousand Libertarians to local, non-partisan offices during that time
period, it is not inconceivable that we could attain 5% of the voter
registrations in Oregon by Dec 2016.

 

Think how that kind of ballot status would increase the actual and perceived
status of the LP in the minds of our members, the media, and the political
establishment.

 

  Scott Lieberman

 

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