Chp 16 Section 3 Pg 464 How to get a nomination Candidates are nominated in 4 ways 1 caucus 2 nominating convention 3 primary election 4 petition Caucuses Once private meetings of party leaders to choose candidates for office ID: 551081
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Nominating Candidates
Chp. 16 Section 3Pg. 464Slide2
How to get a nomination
Candidates are nominated in 4 ways:1. caucus2. nominating convention
3. primary election4. petitionSlide3
Caucuses
Once private meetings of party leaders to choose candidates for office.Was criticized as being undemocratic
so changed so that voters could attend.
Sixteen states still use
caucuses today.Slide4
Primary Elections
Method most commonly used today.
Party members or voters select people to run in the general election.Two types of primaries
Open – all voters may participateClosed – only party members can vote
Some states require a majority and some only require a
plurality.Slide5
Petition
A candidate files petition that a specified number of voters have signed in order to be placed on the ballot.
Some states require all candidates to file petitions.Slide6
Nominating Conventions
An official public meeting
of a party to choose candidates
for office.
-now only on national level -state level chooses delegates
to attend national conventionSlide7
Presidential Nominations
Task of the
delegates at convention is to select a candidate for president.Winner
take all primaries– the person getting
the most votes gets all the delegatesProportional representation – delegates must represent candidates in proportion to the votes received.Slide8
Platforms
Another task of the convention delegates is to choose a platform committee.Platform committee sets the platform that the candidates will support
Platform is a statement of its principles, beliefs and positions on vital issuesSlide9
Vice Presidential Candidate
Picking a vice president normally happens on the last day of the convention
Usually the Presidential candidate chooses a running mate and the convention nominates him.Balance the ticket – sometimes a candidate is chosen to even out the personal, political and geographic background of the Presidential candidate in order to attractive a wider number of voters.