Cindy Sheehan, who hopes to be the first independent candidate for U.S. House on the California ballot since 1996, has 3,500 signatures as of June 23. She needs 10,198 valid, by August 8. The Peace & Freedom Party and the Green Party have endorsed her, as has Cynthia McKinney. She is running in the 8th district, which includes most of San Francisco. The only parties that have nominated someone for that seat are the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian Parties.
Richard,
can the Green Party still nominate her?
Otherwise, she will clearly miss the ballot.
thanks.
It’s too late for the Green Party or the PFP to nominate her. The primary was in early June, and California ballot-qualified parties can’t nominate any way except by primary.
In this blog entry by Seattle PI columnist Robert Jamieson reports that Sheehan said she’d raised $170k so far. On the FEC site it showed her having raised and spent most of $117k by the end of march. If she has raised the money she could hire petitioners?
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/366407_robert10.html
I guess we’ll know by July 15 if Sheehan has the cash to make the deadline?
Maybe now the GP and PFP in SF can lend a hand/expertise? How much would that kind of signature gathering cost in one month in SF?
Another 10,000 signatures would probably cost $15,000, but that’s because some people would work for less than the going rate in California, just because they approve of her.
The Cindy Sheehan campaign ought to get on the ball if they want to qualify for the ballot. They should have enough “juice” to make it past this ballot access hurdle.
Well she has more than a month to get the rest so it seems like she has a chance. That said, she needs to book it in order to have a comfortable buffer.
The Sheehan mafia ‘get on the ball’? Well, I guess that they’d have to start some time! Loopy, stoner, every- thing- is- AOK grin, and out of district trips. These folks could mess up a two vehicle parade! Such a shame as Nancy P. is such a shill!
Thank you, Richard, for the info.
Well, if Sheehan doesn’t happen, lordee this year is all abt the Left f-ing up.
Yes, I also think that her campaign should use some of the contributions to pay for signature collectors. It looks like that is the only way for her to get enough signatures in time. It would be a shame if she didn’t even make it on the ballot.
over 13,000 signatures turned in!
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