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Article: Crashing the Parties: Report From the Century Foundation on the Nader Campaign and the Debate Over Ballot Access.
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- AScribe Law News Service
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- September 21, 2004
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Byline: The Century Foundation
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- As with so many election disputes, Florida was once again the center of attention over the question of whether Ralph Nader would get on the ballot. But Nader has been and is now engaging in similar battles all across the country, giving national prominence to a relatively obscure issue in the debate over the democratic process - access to the ballot for candidates.
As described in "Crashing the Parties: The Problem of Ballot Access," a new report from The Century Foundation, Nader's crusade demonstrates the complexity of the rules dictating this process, which vary widely state by ...