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Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Laws Frustrate 3rd Party Officials
State Board of Elections
members say laws do not
treat North Carolina's third
party candidates unfairly.
By Cheri Melfi
Assistant State & National Editor
Some third party organizers contend
that N.C. elections laws make it nearly
impossible for their candidates to enter
races, but state officials say the standards
are equal for all parties.
Andy Nilsson, an organizer of the
Centrist Party of North Carolina, said
the state’s policies keeps third party can
didates off the ballot.
“North Carolina has one of the most,
if not the most, restrictive ballots in the
country,” Nilsson said.
“The system is really rigged against
political parties besides Republicans and
Democrats.”
Third parties are kept off the ballot
because they do not provide the state
with as much money as the Republican
and Democratic parties, he said.
“When it comes down to fundamen
tal policy differences, (the state board of
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get their money back but had the option
to sublet the space.
He said the conditions were only
temporary and students should wait
before giving up on the lot.
“The demolition has made it look
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elections) doesn’t care too much,”
Nilsson said.
“But (the state) does care about finan
cial contributors.”
Johnnie McLean, deputy director for
N.C. State Board of Elections, said the
regulations for becoming a candidate
are the same for all parties that are rec
ognized by the state elections board.
A petition is required to become a
third party candidate for a party that is
not already estab
lished in North
Carolina, McLean
said.
She said the
number of signa
tures must be equal
to at least 2 percent
of the total number
of votes that North
Carolinians cast in
the most recent
“I don’t think I have a chance
... but I am not really running
for me - lam running for a
Libertarian down the road. ”
John Bauman
Libertarian Candidate for the N.C. House
gubernatorial election.
This year, it would require 51,324 sig
natures to become a candidate, she said.
But the criteria a party must meet to
remain a recognized party is even more
stringent.
“To remain a recognized party, the
candidate must gather 10 percent of the
anyone who has called,” he said.
But Powell said he has learned his les
son. He dropped another SIOO for anew
parking place and said he is done deal
ing with Tar Heel Parking.
“I know it’s hard to park out here,
especially for freshmen,” he said. “I did
n’t know any better, so I just jumped for
it.”
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at udesk@unc.edu.
entire vote in the state for gubernatori
al or presidential elections (from the pre
vious election),” McLean said.
If the party is already in existence, the
candidate must file a notice of candida
cy during the filing period in January
and must pay a fee of one percent of that
office’s salary.
“One other requirement is, if they are
running for a district office such as state
senate or state house, they must meet
the residency
requirements for
that district,” she
said.
Presidential can
didate Pat
Buchanan clinched
a spot on the N.C.
ballot Thursday.
He will represent
the Reform Party.
The state board
of elections voted 3-1 to recognize
Buchanan instead of nuclear physicist
John Hagelin as the party’s official can
didate.
The issue of which of the party’s two
candidates should appear on the
November ballot is gaining attention in
states nationwide.
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Boston.
Encamacao remained apologetic
about the situation. “We’re appalled and
pained. It was a pretty grim situation,”
he said. “We’re in the service business
and in it for the long haul, so we did
what we could to fix it.”
But senior Stephanie Knight said she
State
John Bauman, a Libertarian candi
date for N.C. House Dist. 24, said that
while he does think it is more difficult
for a third party candidate to get on the
ballot, he does not feel that he was at a
disadvantage because of it.
He said he thinks the number of sig
natures needed to become a recognized
party is a little high but is fair because it
is the same for every party.
“They’ve made it hard, but the rules
are clear, and the State Board of
Elections, as far as 1 know, has been
fair,” Bauman said. “I don’t think I have
a chance to win, but 1 am not really run
ning for me - I am running for a
Libertarian down the road.”
But Nilsson said the high number of
required signatures creates a catch-22
for third-party candidates who want to
enter the race.
“Here’s the analogy: if only one team
showed up for a football game, that
team would win,” he said. “That team
would win because they were the only
ones who showed up. But if they never
let anyone else play, no one else can
ever win.”
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was frustrated because she was not able
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“I just got (the course pack) today
after I went up there three times,” said
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from Winston-Salem. “I called them
every day, two to three times a day.
“I’m already a whole unit behind.”
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will replace the current lot and will be
topped by a grassy quad area.
The structure will create 250 to 300
hourly parking spaces in addition to the
permit parking already in the area.
Various student services, anew din
ing facility, a student recreational center,
retail-type stores and a police substation
will also be incorporated into the new
design, she said.
And students tired of price gouging at
the South Campus Mini Mart will be
relieved to hear that a small grocery
store has also been penciled into the
plans. “It will be so much better for stu
dents on South Campus to have ameni
ties of daily life there instead of always
coming to North Campus,” Elfland said.
“I think it’s a great project”
Although Ramshead parking lot is
currendy located in a small valley sur
rounded by Kenan Stadium, Morrison
Residence Hall and the George Watts
Hill Alumni Center, Elfland said the lot
should create a flatter landscape more
conducive to pedestrians.
Elfland said the actual planning of
the new facilities will begin once the
state approves a contract with the archi-
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Aaron Nelson, who acts as a liaison
between University and town officials,
agreed that a public hearing would be
beneficial for both UNC and the town.
“The University would love to par
ticipate in a forum,” he told the council.
“The Chancellor (James Moeser) com
mitted to (Mayor) Rosemary Waldorf
when they met (last week) that they
would have such a forum.”
Nelson said the tentative date for the
forum has been set for Sept. 27.
The council supported plans for a
public hearing on that date and also
addressed the importance of public
knowledge of the event. Information on
the hearing will be posted on both the
town and UNC Web sites, but the coun
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session with intent to sell and deliver.
Warren, 22, ofsoo S. Greensboro St.,
Lot 13, was arrested on two counts of
marijuana possession, growing and
maintaining marijuana plants and for
the possession of drug paraphernalia.
Hooker and Hamilton tried to flee
the scene, which is known as a high
drug-trafficking area, but were caught
after a foot chase, Ligo said.
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tect approved by the Board of Trustees
last week. She said student input would
be welcomed in the design process.
“We’re talking about having different
groups with different expertise help with
the concept design,” Elfland said. “We
want students that are interested in par
ticular facilities to be involved.”
Pending recommendations made by
two environmental firms, the creek now
running beneath Kenan Stadium and
Ehringhaus Fields might be raised to
run over the new parking structure.
Master Plan coordinators hired the
environmental firms Andropogon
Associates and Cahill Associates this
summer to assess the environmental
risks of the proposal.
Elfland said plans for the improved
Ramshead parking lot would contribute to
South Campus’ new look. “It should help
connect North and South campuses," she
said. “I think there are a lot of benefits.”
Bresciani said the South Campus
phase of the Master Plan is exciting.
“By the end of (its) realization most
student life and student activities will
focus on Middle and South campuses,”
he said. “We think everyone will be
pleased when it’s done.”
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cil agreed that other forms of advertise
ment would be beneficial.
Council member Jim Ward said he
would like notification to extend
beyond the three neighborhoods to
include other areas of the community
adjacent to University land. “If there is
a way that we can do a more thorough
job and notify the community that this
forum is taking place, we should,” he
said.
Council member Pat Evans encour
aged neighborhood residents to also
advertise the upcoming hearing.
“The petitioners certainly did a great
job getting the petition signed,” she said.
“I would like to see those people put thfc
same effort in getting the word out
about the meeting.”
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“We were not tracking them in par
ticular,” Ligo said. “It was more of an
investigation of high-level complaints
from that area.”
Ligo said a probable cause hearing
will be the next step for the suspects
unless a plea arrangement is reached.
The Chapel Hill Police Department
also helped with the bust because they
fielded complaints about drug activity in
the area.
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