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Article: Crashing the Parties: A New Report from The Century Foundation on the Nader Campaign and the Debate over Ballot Access
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- U.S. Newswire
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- September 21, 2004
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /U.S. 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 state. Some democracy reformists criticize
current ballot access laws as ...