VoteSwap 2004

Nader On NJ Presidential Ballot

1010 WINS: Nader To Appear On NJ Presidential Ballot

Ralph Nader will appear as an independent presidential candidate on New Jersey's ballot, according to the state Division of Elections.

Michigan GOP gathers names for Nader

Salon.com News | Michigan GOP gathers names for Nader

Michigan Republicans are helping gather signatures to place independent Ralph Nader on the presidential ballot in the battleground state, irritating Democrats who accuse the GOP of trying to pull votes away from candidate John Kerry.

"It's another example of state Republicans willing to try every unethical trick in the book to hold power,'' Democratic Executive Chairman Mark Brewer said Thursday "This clearly shows that a vote for Ralph Nader is a vote to re-elect George Bush. The Republicans know that, and that's why they are desperate to have Nader on the Michigan ballot.''

Nader: Democrats Are Afraid of Democracy

Ralph Nader said Sunday that Democrats who see his independent presidential campaign as a threat to John Kerry's candidacy are really afraid of the democratic process.

Nader postpones Oregon ballot

KATU 2 - Portland, Oregon

SALEM, ORE. - It could take several weeks to determine whether Ralph Nader's June 26 convention in Portland netted enough signatures to place Nader's name on Oregon's presidential ballot.
Under state law, the event must have yielded 1,000 valid signatures from the 1,150 people who attended the event in order for Nader to be listed as an independent presidential candidate on Oregon's Nov. 2 ballot.

Nader spokesman Mark McDougal said more than 1,000 people did sign the petitions. He said the campaign is doing its own check of the signatures before turning them over to election officials for verification.

"It could be a few weeks before people know," McDougal said Thursday.

By law, Aug. 24 is the deadline for the state to certify that 1,000 of the signatures were from registered voters.

Nader Off the Arizona Ballot

Daily Kos reports that Nader's Arizona organization has withdrawn itself from ballot consideration. We will research allegations that many of the signatures turned in were fraudulent.

Close Vote Costs Nader the Green Nomination

Close Vote Costs Nader the Green Nomination

MILWAUKEE — The Green Party chose a little-known California attorney as its presidential nominee Saturday — a serious blow to Ralph Nader and a potential boon to Sen. John F. Kerry.

Nader, the Green candidate in the last two presidential elections, sought the party's endorsement this year for his independent candidacy — a move that could have gained him ballot access in at least 22 states and the District of Columbia. Instead, after days of feverish debate, the Greens opted for David Cobb, 41, by a narrow margin.

It is interesting to note which states have a 3rd party on ballot this fall:

Reform Party (7):
Big swing states Florida, Michigan. Also Colorado, South Carolina, Mississippi, Kansas, Montana.

Green Party (23):
Big swing states Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Also small swing states Delaware, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon. Also Bush states South Carolina, Mississippi, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Alaska. Also Kerry states Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, D.C., California, Hawaii.

Nader won't be on Indiana ballot

Nader won't be on Indiana ballot

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader won't be on Indiana's ballot in November.

"I'm extremely disgusted," said Dallas Stoner, Nader's Indiana coordinator.

He blames Indiana's ballot access laws -- among the toughest in the country -- for setting a difficult standard to reach. Nader supporters, Stoner said, haven't collected even half of the 29,552 petition signatures they needed to have by noon today for Nader to be on the ballot.

GOP campaigning in Oregon for Nader

Daily Kos reports that two conservative groups have been phoning people around Oregon this week, urging them to attend Ralph Nader's convention Saturday in hopes of putting Nader's name on Oregon's presidential ballot.

The groups make no bones about their goal -- to draw votes away from Democrat John Kerry and help President Bush win this battleground state in November.

"We disagree with Ralph Nader's politics, but we'd love to see him make the ballot," said Russ Walker of Citizens for a Sound Economy, a group best known for its opposition to tax increases.

The Oregon Family Council also has been working the phones to boost attendance at Nader's event -- with the idea that it could help Bush this fall.

"We aren't bashful about doing it," said Mike White, the group's director. "We are a conservative, pro-family organization, and Bush is our guy on virtually every issue."

Conservatives Try to Get Nader on Ballot

Conservatives Try to Get Nader on Ballot

By BRAD CAIN, Associated Press Writer

SALEM, Ore. - Two conservative groups have been phoning people around Oregon this week, urging them to attend Ralph Nader convention Saturday in hopes of putting Nader's name on Oregon's presidential ballot.

The groups make no bones about their goal — to draw votes away from Democrat John Kerry and help President Bush win this battleground state in November.

"We disagree with Ralph Nader's politics, but we'd love to see him make the ballot," said Russ Walker of Citizens for a Sound Economy, a group best known for its opposition to tax increases.

Greens Give Nader Thumbs Down

theBakersfieldchannel.com - Politics - Greens Give Nader Thumbs Down

The Green Party nominated Texas attorney David Cobb as its candidate for president Saturday, rejecting Ralph Nader's efforts to secure the party's formal endorsement and likely access to the ballot in key states like Wisconsin and California.

Nader, the party's candidate in 1996 and 2000, had told Green officials months ago he would not accept the party's nomination for president, preferring to build a coalition of third-party groups and independents rather than running under one banner.

Still, he openly courted their formal endorsement as a means to get on the ballot in the 22 states and Washington, D.C., where the party has a ballot line.