On March 20, Maine LD 1799 passed the Joint Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill legalizes fusion.
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Does this include the office of president? I was recently told that only two state allow fusion for president even though many allow it for all other offices.
Just the opposite…about half the states allow fusion for president. It is impossible to give an exact number of states that allow fusion for president, since there are so many combinations, and some states make certain types of fusion for president legal, and other types not legal. The types include two qualified parties, one qualified party with one unqualified party, two unqualified parties, independent with qualified party, independent with unqualified party.
The reason so many states allow fusion for president is because so many state anti-fusion laws are worded in terms of candidates running in a primary. Presidential elector candidates are not chosen in party primaries in any state. Party meetings choose them.
Does this include the office of president? I was recently told that only two state allow fusion for president even though many allow it for all other offices.
Just the opposite…about half the states allow fusion for president. It is impossible to give an exact number of states that allow fusion for president, since there are so many combinations, and some states make certain types of fusion for president legal, and other types not legal. The types include two qualified parties, one qualified party with one unqualified party, two unqualified parties, independent with qualified party, independent with unqualified party.
The reason so many states allow fusion for president is because so many state anti-fusion laws are worded in terms of candidates running in a primary. Presidential elector candidates are not chosen in party primaries in any state. Party meetings choose them.