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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Voters should be allowed to sign ballot qualification petitions for more than one candidate or party.


Obligations

  • Right and Opportunity to Participate in Public Affairs

Election Parts

  • Candidacy and Campaigning

Issues

  • Candidature

Criteria

  • Citizens were able to support any and all candidates of their choice

Quotes

  • Registered voters, or citizens more generally, should be allowed to sign ballot qualification petitions of more than one party and candidate, so that citizens are free to demonstrate their support for a system of political pluralism and are free from circumstances that could become politically coercive by being called upon to demonstrate support for just one party or candidate.
  • A requirement that voters may only sign in support of one candidate or party may also be problematic. In such instances, a candidate who has collected in good faith the required number of signatures may be disqualified through no fault of his or her own because voters have signed more than one petition. In a worst case, voters may deliberately sign more than one petition in order to try to disqualify a candidate.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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