Fair Ballot Access for Increased Voter Choice
In anticipation of the Candidate and Ballot Access Forum coming up this Tuesday, Jan MacKay, the Libertarian candidate for NC Senator for District 15, has drafted proposed legislation entitled “Fair Ballot Access for Increased Voter Choice”.
According to Jan MacKay, “In addition to being extremely biased in favor of Democrats and Republicans , which are the two largest political parties, the current law is also very flawed. If, for whatever reason, a party is terminated, if there is a member of that party elected to the NC General Assembly, the legislator will automatically be deemed ‘unaffiliated’. Let’s say, for example, Jan MacKay is elected to the NC Senate as the Libertarian candidate. There is no provision which allows her to continue to be the Libertarian Senator if the party is terminated. It is not clear what would happen to Libertarians elected to the NCGA , but the law clearly specifies that all registered voters become unaffiliated upon termination of a political party. The State would probably deem the NCGA member as unaffiliated, and such a move might present an unwanted and unnecessary judicial challenge. Clearly the law must be amended.”
Jan MacKay knows about the legislative process as a result of diligence when fighting for civil liberties, and is ready to go to work as your senator immediately. She will be speaking during the ballot access part of the forum in Raleigh this coming Tuesday, along with Brian Irving, the Libertarian candidate for NC Senator for District 17.
The candidate and ballot access forum begins at 6pm this Tuesday in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 3313 Wade Ave, Raleigh. Susan Hogarth, the Libertarian candidate to represent district 38 in the NC House, will participate in the candidate part of the forum, as will Deborah Ross, the current representative for district 38.
Learn more about Jan MacKay on her campaign website. For more information on the candidate and ballot access forum in Raleigh, please see this article or this printer-friendly flyer, and plan to join us there!
Link to the proposed ballot access legislation (pdf)
According to Jan MacKay, “In addition to being extremely biased in favor of Democrats and Republicans , which are the two largest political parties, the current law is also very flawed. If, for whatever reason, a party is terminated, if there is a member of that party elected to the NC General Assembly, the legislator will automatically be deemed ‘unaffiliated’. Let’s say, for example, Jan MacKay is elected to the NC Senate as the Libertarian candidate. There is no provision which allows her to continue to be the Libertarian Senator if the party is terminated. It is not clear what would happen to Libertarians elected to the NCGA , but the law clearly specifies that all registered voters become unaffiliated upon termination of a political party. The State would probably deem the NCGA member as unaffiliated, and such a move might present an unwanted and unnecessary judicial challenge. Clearly the law must be amended.”
Jan MacKay knows about the legislative process as a result of diligence when fighting for civil liberties, and is ready to go to work as your senator immediately. She will be speaking during the ballot access part of the forum in Raleigh this coming Tuesday, along with Brian Irving, the Libertarian candidate for NC Senator for District 17.
The candidate and ballot access forum begins at 6pm this Tuesday in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 3313 Wade Ave, Raleigh. Susan Hogarth, the Libertarian candidate to represent district 38 in the NC House, will participate in the candidate part of the forum, as will Deborah Ross, the current representative for district 38.
Learn more about Jan MacKay on her campaign website. For more information on the candidate and ballot access forum in Raleigh, please see this article or this printer-friendly flyer, and plan to join us there!
Link to the proposed ballot access legislation (pdf)
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