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* Candidates should be relatively free to choose which district to run in. At the very least, you should be able to run in any district if you have lived or work in or "near" it at any time in the last few years. ("Near" can of course be given some suitably-precise legal definition.) |
* Candidates should be relatively free to choose which district to run in. At the very least, you should be able to run in any district if you have lived or work in or "near" it at any time in the last few years. ("Near" can of course be given some suitably-precise legal definition.) |
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* Parties should still have some sort of democratic (member-driven) process for deciding one candidate per district. |
* Parties should still have some sort of democratic (member-driven) process for deciding one candidate per district. |
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* There should be some limit on |
* There should be some '''limit on number of candidates per district''' (perhaps 5 or 6), and that the candidates with the most signatures should qualify for ballot status. This could mean zero independent candidates running in some districts and more than one in others. |
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All of the above are merely recommendations. More important are the local political laws, traditions, and conditions. |
All of the above are merely recommendations. More important are the local political laws, traditions, and conditions. |
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