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1) Caucuses 2) Nominating Conventions 3) Primary Elections 4) Petition
1. self-announcement ( the oldest form of nominating process) 2. caucus 3. direct primary 4. petition
local level_town committee nominating convention get as many members of the local town committee to support a candidate but you can primary the current town committee members to form a new town committee to back a particular candidate delegates are elected from the town committee convention to the district nominating convention which means you need to convince other town committees to back a candidate and then on to the state n national nominating conventions
The nominating method that is oldest is the 'self-announcement.' This is when the candidate announces his or her intention to run for an elected office.
There is no national nominating process in the United States. Local - County - State - Federal elections all have their own nominating process and qualifications (residency, age, number of supportive voters to qualify, perhaps education)and the successful candidate must satisfy those specific requirements.
The earliest method of nominating a candidate for political office was known as a caucus or convention
The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated., The denomination, or name.
A presidential candidate wins a state by getting the most popular votes in the election. He typically gets the most popular votes by convincing the majority of voters that they will be better off if he is president that if his opponent if elected.
In the US, when parties were first formed, the members of Congress from each party would meet and chose a candidate.
To gain momentum
to nominate their parities candidate for president.
When a person is nominated they are put up as a candidate, but they are not elected until there is an election and voted into office by the people voting.