Bernie Sanders

peacebird

(14,195 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2015, 06:16 PM Jul 2015

First shift of petition to get Bernie on Virginia ballot

Two hours, blistering heat, but we got 57 signatures! And suprisingly we got voters in 7 out of Virginia's 11 districts!

Not too shabby for the first effort, but I need to print out a bunch more of those forms for the next event...

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First shift of petition to get Bernie on Virginia ballot (Original Post) peacebird Jul 2015 OP

Outstanding work underpants Jul 2015 #1

Thank you. merrily Jul 2015 #2

So, 'splain to me about Bernie getting on the Virginia ballot. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #3

In Virginia all candidates need to get 5000 signatures of registered voters confirmed by the dept of peacebird Jul 2015 #4

Aha! Thank you so much for the explanation. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #5

No prob! We're all volunteers, unaffiliated with his campaign but hoping to make it easier for him peacebird Jul 2015 #6

You should probably tell his campaign what you're doing. merrily Jul 2015 #7

We have peacebird Jul 2015 #8

Nice! merrily Jul 2015 #10

My son's in Virginia swilton Jul 2015 #9

underpants

(182,848 posts)

1. Outstanding work

Reply to peacebird (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 06:23 PM

Jul 2015

merrily

(45,251 posts)

2. Thank you.

Reply to peacebird (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 10:53 AM

Jul 2015

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)

3. So, 'splain to me about Bernie getting on the Virginia ballot.

Reply to peacebird (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 11:15 AM

Jul 2015

Is there an impediment? Is this the usual method of getting candidates on the ballot, by gathering signatures? I'm fascinated by this stuff.

peacebird

(14,195 posts)

4. In Virginia all candidates need to get 5000 signatures of registered voters confirmed by the dept of

Reply to Le Taz Hot (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 11:54 AM

Jul 2015

Elections. These must have at least 400 from each of our 11 districts. They need to be turned in and confirmed by December, we are shooting to have them in hand for Bernie by October.