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How does the president be elected?, The Branches of the US Government, The…
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The Proccess of Election
~Spring~
Candidates register with the Federal Election Commission to run for president. While there is no federal deadline to register, there are other requirements:
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~Summer~
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~January to June~
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- Election Day: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
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- needs to get a Tax ID and bank account
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- FDIC- or NCUA-insured institution
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- needs to gain ballot access
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- needs to appoint a treasurer
must designate treasurer
treasurer job:
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monitor contributions, ensuring they comply with legal limits and prohibitions.
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keep records of receipts and disbursements for three years from the filing date of the report to which they relate.
Treasurers must ensure committee reports and statements are complete, accurate and timely. This is a significant responsibility—if there’s an enforcement action against a committee, the treasurer is usually named as a respondent. Treasurers can be found officially (or, in some circumstances, personally) liable for the actions they take.
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- It takes almost 2 years to elect a president:
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- These are general measures, which if passed upon, may become laws. A bill is prefixed with S/§, followed by a number assigned the measure based on the order in which it is introduced. The vast majority of legislative proposals––recommendations dealing with the economy, increasing penalties for certain crimes, regulation on commerce and trade, etc., are drafted in the form of bills. They also include budgetary appropriation of the government and many others. When passed by both chambers in identical form and signed by the President or repassed by Congress over a presidential veto, they become laws.
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