Article 2, Section 1, of the United States Constitution sets the following qualifications for the presidency: [2]. A political party formally nominates its presidential candidate at a national nominating convention. At this convention, state delegates According to the Council on Foreign Relations, delegates "are individuals chosen to represent their states at their party conventions prior to a presidential election.
Prior to the nominating convention, the states conduct presidential preference primaries or caucuses. Generally speaking, only state-recognized parties—such as the Democratic Party and the Republican Party —conduct primaries and caucuses. These elections measure voter preference for the various candidates and help determine which delegates will be sent to the national nominating convention. The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee, the governing bodies of the nation's two major parties, establish their own guidelines for the presidential nomination process.
State-level affiliates of the parties also have some say in determining rules and provisions in their own states. Individuals interested in learning more about the nomination process should contact the political parties themselves for full details.
In Iowa, political parties conduct caucuses. Relevant state law defines a political party as a group whose candidates for either president or governor received at least 2 percent of the total votes cast for those offices in the most recent general election.
The caucuses are administered by the parties themselves; as such, there are no formal legal filing requirements for party candidates in the caucuses.
The president of the United States is elected not by popular vote, but by the Electoral College. The Electoral College comprises a total of electors. Each state is allocated a number of electors equal to the size of its congressional delegation. Typically, electors are selected by state parties. Federal law does not require electors to vote "according to the results of the popular vote in their states.
According to the Office of the Federal Register, "throughout our history as a nation, more than 99 percent of electors have voted as pledged. For the , and presidential contests, Iowa was allocated six electoral votes. On the 81st day prior to the general election, the chairperson and secretary of a political party's state central committee must submit to the Iowa Secretary of State the names of the party's candidates for president and vice president in order to have the names printed on the general election ballot.
An independent candidate for president must petition for placement on the general election ballot. At least 1, eligible voters from at least 10 of the state's counties must sign the petition.
The petition must include the names of candidates for president, vice president, and presidential electors. The petition must be filed with the secretary of state by p. State law defines a political nonparty organization as "any convention or caucus of eligible electors representing a political organization which is not a political party as defined by law.
In order to do so, the organization must make the nomination at a caucus or convention. At least eligible voters must attend the meeting. There must be at least one attendee from each of the state's counties. Upon completion of the meeting, the chairperson and secretary of the nonparty organization must file a certificate of nomination with the secretary of state by p. Some states bar candidates who sought, but failed, to secure the nomination of a political party from running as independents in the general election.
These restrictions are sometimes called sore loser laws. According to Emory University professor Michael Kang, there are no sore loser laws on the books in Iowa. In Iowa, a write-in candidate is not required to file any special paperwork in order to have his or her votes tallied. According to Richard Winger , publisher of Ballot Access News , between and there were instances in which a state required an independent or unqualified party candidate to collect more than 5, signatures in order to appear on the general election ballot.
In Iowa, there were no such instances during this period. See this article for more information. The Federal Election Commission FEC is the only agency authorized to regulate the financing of presidential and other federal campaigns i. Over the years, with the growing realization that more of the elderly and people with disabilities could stay at home or have steady jobs, Congress provided new funds for HCBS.
It also meant the money would run out if demand exceeded the allotment, which is precisely what has happened. That level of pay makes it hard for agencies and individual families to hire and hold onto qualified caregivers. It also makes it hard for the caregivers simply to make a living. Under the Dingell-Casey proposal , states could get extra HCBS money from the federal government if they agree to a series of conditions, like promising to pay for a variety of personal care and behavioral health services many states do not cover now, as well as developing and then monitoring various measures of quality.
There is, for example, a long history of efforts at improving health care quality failing or even backfiring. Conservatives, like those at the Wall Street Journal editorial page , have said the proposal is more about rewarding the Service Employees International Union, which represents direct care workers and generally supports Democrats, than improving public policy.
Nor would it likely do much fix the complex bureaucracy that has frustrated so many Americans, just as it frustrated Dingell. And yet, the dollars alone could make a huge difference. Kaiser Family Foundation. Advocates believe that could come close to wiping out the waiting lists , while boosting caregiver compensation enough to attract more and better trained workers. But even if it works, cramming their entire agenda into that figure will force lawmakers to scale back many, possibly most, of the initiatives under discussion.
Are we going to get a buzz cut or are we going to be able to have some bangs? But advocates might be able to make a difference, perhaps by invoking their own stories. This too is a big part of the HCBS pitch, and one reason advocates say they can justify the government spending so much money on it.
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