my interview just came out in poland in the popular magazine aktivist. it’s at http://www.aktivist.pl/tekst/tId,473,tekst.html …in polish!
Month: May 2008
From: Dustin Fenstermacher
To: Frank Moore
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 8:33 AM
Subject: presidential election photo project
Hey,
I’m a photographer from Philadelphia and was wondering if I could contact someone about help with a photography project. I shall be covering the presidential campaigns that the media is largely ignoring leading up to the Pennsylvania state primary on. I’d like to do photography at any upcoming events and your campaign headquarters in the state. Whom would be the best person to talk to about such a thing?
Thank you for your help!
Dustin
Dustin Fenstermacher – Photographer
Conshohocken, PA
www.dustinfenstermacher.com
Frank Moore wrote:
corey, what is the story about penn.? as i recall, it’s a no-go state.
Corey wrote:
In Pennsylvania, there is no procedure that the write-in candidate has to go through ahead of the election, except that the candidate must get 21 PA citizens to be electors, and then educate the Pennsylvania voters as to who these people are! Because any voter who wishes to vote for a write-in candidate for President in PA has to write-in the names of his/her 21 electors (not the candidate’s name) and spell them all correctly! The ballot actually has 21 spaces for this purpose.
Frank Moore wrote:
hi, dustin. unfortunately i won’t be campaigning in penn. one of the reasons for this are the rules in penn. make voting for candidates such as me impossible. In Pennsylvania, there is no procedure that the write-in candidate has to go through ahead of the election, except that the candidate must get 21 PA citizens to be electors, and then educate the Pennsylvania voters as to who these people are! Because any voter who wishes to vote for a write-in candidate for President in PA has to write-in the names of his/her 21 electors (not the candidate’s name) and spell them all correctly! The ballot actually has 21 spaces for this purpose.
To: stefan
From: Frank Moore
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:35:10 -0700
Subject: Fw: presidential election photo project
hi, stefan. i’m thinking of asking the a.c.l.u. to help me sue penn. over this. what do you think? there are states which outright don’t allow write-in candidates. i don’t think i could take them on because it would get into state rights. the rules in other states are vastly easier for the mainstream candidates to fulfill…to put it mildly! but at least they are the same rules for all the candidates. not so in penn. if they apply the below rule to the major candidates, having an election would not be possible! rules should be for all the candidates. do you think the a.c.l.u. would accept the case?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Back here for lunch at noon, Corey called a bunch of states, confirming information for Nebraska, West Virginia, Utah … yes, indeed, the aspiring write-in presidential candidate would have to travel to Utah, smack down $500 in the Sec. of State’s office, and fill out a form, and then, only then, would it count if someone wrote in their name on the November ballot! When Corey expressed shock to the guy on the phone, all he could say was, “Yeah … that’s just the way they set it up …” When Corey told Paul about it at work, he wondered if they’re just cracking up when they come up with these things …”How can we make this totally impossible for anyone to do!?”
ah yes…basically the evolution of our political system has been artificially frozen on the present two major political parties by these legal hoops…denying us real change.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Frank Moore: what does tenn. require?
Blue House: you need to fill out a simple form, that’s all.
Frank Moore: no people for electors?
Blue House: No, just a form.
Frank Moore: great!
Blue House: Well, I was wrong! Tennessee requires a simple form that you fill out, but it also requires a list of 11 electors pledged to the candidate. The list has to include electors’ names and addresses. 9 of the electors have to be one from each of Tennessee’s 9 congressional districts, and 2 can be “at large”. The filing window for this information is between August 22 – September 15.
The reason why they don’t make all of this information available on their website is because they consider this form of running for president a last resort for independent candidates who do not simply get themselves on the ballot by getting 275 signatures in Tennessee. The signatures can come from anywhere in TN.
Frank Moore: WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE 275?
Blue House: August 21
There is a process to obtaining the signatures, detailed below:
>
> “An independent presidential candidate must choose eleven (11) electors
> as outlined below. Each elector shall circulate his own petition to obtain
> the signatures and
> addresses of at least twenty-five (25) registered voters. Unless a
> candidate files eleven (11)
> separate petitions (one for each elector), each of which contains the
> signatures of at least
> twenty-five (25) registered voters, the candidate’s name will not appear
> on the ballot. The filing
> deadline for petitions is 12:00 NOON, Central time, on the third Thursday
> in August (August
> 21, 2008). TCA §2-5-101(a). Petitions may be obtained no more than 90 days
> before the
> qualifying deadline date (first date to obtain petition is May 23, 2008).
> Any registered voter of
> the State of Tennessee may sign the nominating petition. However, the
> electors must be
> selected as follows: For each of the nine congressional districts in
> Tennessee, one (1) elector
> will be elected who is a resident of the congressional district. Two (2)
> additional electors will
> be elected who may be residents of any part of the state.
> TCA §§2-15-101 and 2-15-102.
>
> The original of each petition shall be filed with the State Election
> Commission and a
> certified duplicate with the Coordinator of Elections. Both shall be
> submitted to the following
> address:
>
> 312 Eighth Avenue North
> 9th Floor, William Snodgrass Tower
> Nashville, Tennessee 37243″
Frank Moore: in other words, tenn. goes into the disinfranchised states category!
to be a write-in candidate in n.c., i need…
An individual seeking to become a write-in candidate for President must file with the SBE a declaration of intent (containing the following: name, residential address, declaration of intent, office sought, date of election, date of declaration, signature) and petition containing the signatures of 500 qualified voters of the State by noon on the 90th day before the general election – Monday, August 4, 2008. Verification by the chairman of the county board of elections shall be completed within two weeks from the date the petitions are presented.
CAN YOU DELIVER?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
From: Kenyata Sullivan
To: Frank Moore
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: hey, kenyata! want a challenge?
ha!
you give me a petition I can print out, and I’ll get you 500 NC signatures from registered voters just like that, piece of cake.
um…. isn’t a “challenge” supposed to be hard?
🙂
yata
Frank Moore wrote:
that’s what i want to hear! i’ll get you the petition soon. now i need the same response from people in other states, d.c., etc. we got n.y. covered.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore