Topic: election news
I came up with this idea to open ballot access in Washington a few months ago but had to wait until recently when then filing period opened. The way it works now if you want to run office in Washington (like Congess) there's a filing fee of over $1000 and you have to win or place in the primary to be on the ballot in November. So I decided to change that. I want lower filing fees, and the primary winner from every party that holds one gets to go on the November election. Also, anyone who doesn't win the primary is not disqualified from running as an independent or third party. I need to gather a quarter million signatures when I get the paperwork back from Olympia just to get my proposal on the ballot in November. Hopefully it will pass, and I will have an easier time running the electoral gauntlet in 2010. Please contact me if you live in Washington and would like to help gather signatures.
