Have you heard of the New Political Party . . . The Americans Elect Party?!?!?
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bman~AVA 2012/05/21 00:11:56
http://www.americanselect.org/
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Americans Elect is a non-partisan non-profit organization in the United States which announced plans to hold the first national online presidential primary in U.S. history. Under the guidelines set forth in an appeal granted by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), to remain outside FEC regulations of political committees, Americans Elect cannot accept funds from candidates or candidate committees, nor donate funds to them, nor can the organization advocate for or against any issue.[5][6] The organization's sole purpose was to obtain signatures to get on the ballot throughout the United States and to build the technology to process an online nomination.
Americans Elect announced that it would use an internet-based nominating process to field a ticket for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.[7] Americans Elect describes its approach as nonpartisan. Their stated mission is to give the American people more power and more say in selecting presidential candidates, and providing more competition for the two major parties in November 2012.[8] The organization is an outgrowth of an earlier movement, Unity08.[9...
http://www.americanselect.org/
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Americans Elect is a non-partisan non-profit organization in the United States which announced plans to hold the first national online presidential primary in U.S. history. Under the guidelines set forth in an appeal granted by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), to remain outside FEC regulations of political committees, Americans Elect cannot accept funds from candidates or candidate committees, nor donate funds to them, nor can the organization advocate for or against any issue.[5][6] The organization's sole purpose was to obtain signatures to get on the ballot throughout the United States and to build the technology to process an online nomination.
Americans Elect announced that it would use an internet-based nominating process to field a ticket for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.[7] Americans Elect describes its approach as nonpartisan. Their stated mission is to give the American people more power and more say in selecting presidential candidates, and providing more competition for the two major parties in November 2012.[8] The organization is an outgrowth of an earlier movement, Unity08.[9][10] The appeals court ruled that their predecessor organization, Unity08, is not a traditional political party.[5][10]
On May 15, 2012, CEO Kahlil Byrd announced that no candidate had reached the required level of national support to qualify for Americans Elect's online convention, which, under the organization's existing rules, would mean that the primary process would end without a candidate being selected.[11] Byrd stated that Americans Elect would confer with its community and announce its next steps on May 17.[11] At the time, the leading draft candidate was Ron Paul and the leading declared candidate was Buddy Roemer.[12]
On May 17, 2012, unable to conduct a successful ballot, Americans Elect announced that "The primary process for the Americans Elect nomination has come to an end," and it would instead focus on other election-related issues.[13]
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