Posted by
Defend America on Friday, April 30, 2010 6:58:26 PM
Posted: April 29th, 2010 06:33 PM ET
From CNN's Adam Aigner-Treworgy
Washington (CNN) – Gov. Charlie Crist's decision
announcement Thursday that he will run for Senate as an unaffiliated
candidate means that his name will be placed beneath at least eight
others on Florida's general election ballot in November.
According to the Florida Secretary of State's office, the order that
candidates are listed on the state's ballot is predetermined by law.
The winner of the Republican primary will receive top billing, followed
by the winner of the Democratic primary and then any candidates who
have qualified to run as members of Florida's more than 30 registered
"minor parties." These candidates are listed in the order in which they
qualified for the ballot.
Last on the ballot, also listed in the order that they qualified,
are candidates running without party affiliation – listed as NPA. This
is where Crist's name will appear.
Four candidates have already qualified to run unaffiliated, ensuring
that their names will be above the governor's on November's ballot: Sue
Askeland, Bruce Ray Riggs, Bobbie Bean and Rick Tyler. Additionally,
two minor party candidates have already qualified and will also be
listed before Crist's: Libertarian Alexander Andrew Snitker and Bernie
DeCastro of the Constitution Party of Florida.
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