My email exchange with the SOS of NH back in January. Notice she claims that Sal Mohamed was not a NBC but I wonder if she read BHO's book would she have disqualified him...No we did not. Candidates sign a declaration of candidacy and we accept that. Mr. Mohamed; however, submitted a biography of himself stating that he was born in Egypt..
—–Original Message—– From: Greg Goss [mailto:Gwg1955@XXX] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:46 AM To: Elections Subject: Re: Presidential Ballot Rules
So you are telling me that you verified all candidates documentation for eligibility under US Constitution Article II?
—– Original Message —– From: Elections To: Greg Goss Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:32 AM Subject: RE: Presidential Ballot Rules
Mr. Mohamed was disqualified because he was born in Egypt; therefore he is not a natural born United States Citizen.
—–Original Message—– From: Greg Goss [mailto:Gwg1955@XXX] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:22 AM To: Elections Subject: Re: Presidential Ballot Rules
Thank you very much for the reply. I have one question. On your website it list the candidates that filed http://www.sos.nh.gov:80/presprim2008/candidatesfiled.htm. One candidate, “Sal Mohamed” is listed as “Disqualified”. What was the disqualification for? Greg Goss
—– Original Message —– From: Elections To: Greg Goss Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:23 AM Subject: RE: Presidential Ballot Rules
I can tell you what the law currently says regarding your questions (subject to change between now and next presidential election).
To be a candidate on the NH PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ballot, a candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and pay a $1,000 filing fee during the filing period which usually occurs in late October or November of the year preceding the presidential primary election.
To be a third party (independent, libertarian, etc) candidate on the NH GENERAL ELECTION ballot as a candidate for president, the candidate must file a declaration of intent during the June filing period and pay a $250. filing fee. THEN, the candidate must obtain 3,000 individual signatures on nomination papers — signed by registered voters in NH — have those signatures certified by the supervisors of the checklist where the voter lives, and then file those papers with the Secretary of State’s Office. There are deadlines for all of the above, but since that next election isn’t until the year 2012, I don’t have the exact dates.
I hope this helps answer your questions.
Karen Ladd
Assistant Secretary of State
—–Original Message—– From: Greg Goss [mailto:Gwg1955@XXX] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 5:46 PM To: Elections Subject: Presidential Ballot Rules
This will mark the third attempt at obtaining information concerning the election of federal offices that appear on NH ballots. I have two questions.
1.) What is required for a candidate for President to appear on the NH ballot?
2.) What is the process for meeting or verifying those requirements?
Your attention is required and much appreciated.
Greg Goss
Hudson NH
Sorry for the double post. I hit the red x and made changes but Iguess it posted anyway...
I have addressed this issue on my blog. In brief, just because the law does contains no requirement that the SoS vet the candidates whose names are submitted to that office to appear on the ballot; does not mean, the SoS cannot exercise the discretion written into the law when overseeing the election process, to cull out the names of candidates s/he KNOWS are ineligible for the job.