UNIT 2.3 THE ELECTORAL PROCESS NOMINATING PROCESS.

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UNIT 2.3 THE ELECTORAL PROCESS NOMINATING PROCESS

2 STEPS OF THE ELECTION PROCESS NOMINATION – FIELD OF CANDIDATES NARROWED GENERAL ELECTION – REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION WHERE VOTERS MAKE THE FINAL CHOICE OF OFFICEHOLDER

FIVE WAYS TO NOMINATE SELF-ANNOUNCEMENT – PERSON WHO WANTS TO RUN FOR OFFICE ANNOUNCES THEIR CANDIDACY - USED EARLY IN HISTORY & FOR WRITE IN CANDIDATES CAUCUS – PRIVATE MEETINGS OF LOCAL BIGWIGS, NOT WIDELY USED SINCE 1820S CONVENTION – MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN CAUCUS, DELEGATES SELECTED TO CHOOSE CANDIDATE PETITION – CANDIDATE GATHERS A REQUIRED # OF SIGNATURES - USED FOR LOCAL NONPARTISAN LEVEL & STATE/FEDERAL LEVEL TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR MINOR PARTIES DIRECT PRIMARY – PARTY ELECTION TO CHOOSE CANDIDATE

UNIT 2.3 THE ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTIONS

VOTERS CHOOSE ABOUT 500,000 ELECTED POSITIONS MOST ELECTION LAW IN U.S. IS STATE LAW. ELECTIONS ARE HELD ON THE TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN NUMBERED YEARS

EXTENT OF FEDERAL CONTROL 1. CONGRESS FIXES TIME, PLACE AND MANNER OF ELECTIONS 2. REQUIRES SECRET BALLOT 3. REGULATES FINANCING OF CAMPAIGNS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE

ABSENTEE VOTING 1. ILL OR DISABLED 2. THOSE WHO EXPECT TO BE AWAY (COLLEGE, TRAVEL, ETC) 3. MILITARY

PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES PRECINCT IS A VOTING DISTRICT SMALLEST POLITICAL UNIT IN ELECTIONS ABOUT 500 TO 1,000 VOTERS POLLING PLACE IS WHERE THOSE IN A PRECINCT VOTE POLL WATCHERS FROM EACH PARTY HELP MONITOR FAIRNESS AT POLLING PLACE

TYPES OF BALLOTS

ELECTORAL COLLEGE JUST THE FACTS: GOOD, BAD, AND CONFUSING… DIRECTIONS: 1. WATCH VIDEOS TAKE DOWN ANY NOTES! 2. READ “YOU CAN GET TO KNOW THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE” 3. ANSWER QUESTIONS 4. BE READY TO DISCUSS! H3gvnN468 I7g6I

ELECTORAL VOTES THE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS IN YOUR STATE MAKE UP YOUR ELECTORAL VOTES TOTAL OF 538 ELECTORAL VOTES (435 REPS, 3 FROM DC AND 100 SEN) BASED ON THE POPULAR VOTE WHOEVER THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR IS WHO THE ELECTORAL VOTES GO TO “ WINNER TAKES ALL ” ALL ELECTORAL VOTES GO TO THE CANDIDATE WHO WON THE MOST POPULARITY VOTES IN THAT STATE

270 TO WIN CANDIDATE MUST WIN MAJORITY OF ELECTORAL VOTES TO WIN PRESIDENCY (270) IF THERE IS A TIE – HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES. EACH STATE HAS 1 VOTE IF THE CANDIDATE WINS THE POPULAR VOTE BUT NOT THE ELECTORAL VOTE THEY DO NOT BECOME PRESIDENT (COULD BE DECIDED BY AS FEW AS 11 STATES UP UNTIL 2010 CENSUS)

NEAR FAILURES OF SYSTEM? T JEFFERSON & AARON BURR (SAME PARTY) EACH HAD 73 ELECTORAL VOTES - JEFFERSON WAS CHOSEN BY HOUSE ON 36 TH ATTEMPT - LED TO THE PASSING OF THE 12 TH AMENDMENT RUTHERFORD B. HAYES LOST THE POPULAR ELECTION TO SAMUEL TILDEN (48% TO 51%) - ELECTORAL VOTES DISPUTED IN 4 STATES - COMMITTEE IN HOUSE GAVE STATES TO HAYES IN EXCHANGE TO END RECONSTRUCTION CLEVELAND RECEIVED 48.6% OF POPULAR VOTE WHILE HARRISON RECEIVED 47.8% - HARRISON WON ELECTORAL COLLEGE WITH 233 VOTES TO CLEVELAND’S 168 VOTES JFK WON WITH 303 ELECTORAL VOTES TO NIXON’S RESULTS WERE MUCH CLOSER IN POPULAR VOTE WITH JFK RECEIVING 49.7% TO NIXON’S 49.5% AL GORE RECEIVED 539,947 MORE POPULAR VOTES THAN GEORGE W. BUSH - BUSH WON WITH 271 EC VOTES TO GORE’S 266

WHY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE? THREE REASONS WHY THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION WANTED AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE: 1. EQUALITY – BALANCED BETWEEN BIG STATES AND SMALL STATES (POPULATION) 2. FEAR – GENERAL PUBLIC WASN ’ T EDUCATED ENOUGH TO CAST ADEQUATE VOTES 3. KNOWLEDGE - NO WAY FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT CANDIDATES FROM OTHER PLACES (NO MEDIA!)

ELECTORAL PROCESS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

MONEY AND ELECTIONS MONEY IS A NECESSARY CAMPAIGN RESOURCE THE GETTING AND SPENDING OF $ CAN CORRUPT THE POLITICAL PROCESS

SOURCES OF FUNDING Small contributors Wealthy supporters Nonparty groups such as PACs (Political Action Committees) Ex: Priorities USA or Restore Our Future Temporary fund- raising organizations (direct mail requests, telethons, Internet solicitations) Candidates Ross Perot - $65 Million Private and Public Sources of Campaign Money

WHY DO PEOPLE DONATE? 1. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2. BELIEVE IN PARTY OR CANDIDATE 3. ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT 4. WANT APPOINT TO OFFICE 5. SOCIAL RECOGNITION 6. ORGANIZATIONS WANT THINGS DONE

FEC REGULATES CAMPAIGN FINANCE THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION (FEC) ENFORCES: TIMELY DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC FUNDING OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW “MORE LOOPHOLE THAN LAW…” —LYNDON JOHNSON SOFT MONEY—MONEY GIVEN TO STATE AND LOCAL PARTY ORGANIZATIONS FOR “PARTY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES” FILTERED TO PRESIDENTIAL OR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS. $500 MILLION WAS GIVEN IN 2000 INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN SPENDING—A PERSON UNRELATED AND UNCONNECTED TO A CANDIDATE OR PARTY CAN SPEND AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY WANT TO BENEFIT OR WORK AGAINST CANDIDATES. ISSUE ADS—TAKE A STAND ON CERTAIN ISSUES IN ORDER TO CRITICIZE OR SUPPORT A CERTAIN CANDIDATE WITHOUT ACTUALLY MENTIONING THAT PERSON’S NAME.