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Nominating Candidates

Nominating Candidates. Chapter 16, Section 3 . How Candidates Are Selected. 4 Ways to seek nomination for public office Caucuses private meetings of party leaders Criticized for being undemocratic Today caucuses are open and start at the local level and move up to the state level

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Nominating Candidates

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  1. Nominating Candidates Chapter 16, Section 3

  2. How Candidates Are Selected • 4 Ways to seek nomination for public office • Caucuses private meetings of party leaders • Criticized for being undemocratic • Today caucuses are open and start at the local level and move up to the state level • 19 states use this method • Nominating Conventions • Official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office • Local party sending reps. to county nominating convention chooses delegates for the state nominating convention  chooses delegates to go to national convention • Became more undemocratic  powerful party leaders called bosses chose delegates and controlled conventions • This leads to primary elections

  3. How Candidates Are Selected Cont. • Primary Elections – most common method today • Direct primary – an election in which party members select people to run in general election • Closed primary – only members of a political party can vote • Open primary – all voters may participate, even if they don’t belong to party (can only vote in one primary) • Conducted according to state law • Most states only a plurality or more votes that the other candidate is needed to win the nomination • Few states hold runoff primary between top two candidates if no candidate receives majority • Petition – specific number of voters need to sign in order to get your name on the ballot

  4. Presidential Nominations • Parties gather at the national convention every 4 years to select a ticket – candidates for Pres & VP • Before national conventions congressional caucuses chose pres. Candidates

  5. The National Convention • Preconvention Planning • National committee begins planning well in advance and tells each state how many votes the state will have at the convention • Assembling the Convention • Thousands of delegates assemble in convention city • Some uncommitted delegates • The Rules Committee • Governs the way the convention is run  delegates must approve changes to rules • The Credentials Committee • Approves delegations from each state • The Committee on Permanent Organization • Selects permanent chair person and other officials for the convention

  6. The National Convention Cont. • The Platform Committee • Writes the party’s platform – statement of principles, beliefs and positions on issues • Individual parts of platforms called planks can divide delegates • Nominating Candidates • Convention chairperson calls out states and chairperson for state calls out delegates’ votes • The VP Nomination • Typically selected by Pres. Nominee and approved • Adjournment • Nominees acceptance speeches then adjourn

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