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Re: Texas State Election Laws (was: Ross Perot for President Information

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From: Jay Maynard
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 14:54
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In article <0ZLE9Z@taronga.com> peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <kupeakINNpuf@earth.cs.utexas.edu> varvel@cs.utexas.edu (Donald A. Varvel) writes:
>>You are allowed to vote for only one person, and
>>only in one party's primary.
>Why?

Ever hear of one man, one vote?

>>Being able to sign petitions after
>>either voting in the primary or signing another petition would
>>allow one person two stabs at putting a name on the ballot.
>What's wrong with that?

Because it goves someone more than one vote.


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Subject: Re: Texas State Election Laws (was: Ross Perot for President Information
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