1. Nominating Political Candidates
Macdonald
Government

2. How Candidates Are Selected
Each state has own laws for selecting candidates for office
Generally one of four methods:
Caucuses
Party leaders choose
Criticized as undemocratic
Nominating Conventions
Public meeting to choose candidates
Local parties send reps – often corrupt

3. How Candidates Are Selected
3. Primary Elections
Most common
Election where party members compete for nomination
Open or Closed
4. Petitions
- Person can announce candidacy and file petitions with enough voter signatures to be put on ballot

4. Presidential Nominations
Every four years
Each party gathers to choose ticket (Pres/ V.P.)
Historically, members of congress from each party chose candidates

5. Presidential Nominations
Criticized b/c Congress didn’t speak for entire nation, so began primary elections in each state to choose candidate
Each state then sends representatives to a National Convention to vote for representative
Party’s candidate is announced at the convention