In article ,
"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote:

What I had in mind was a somewhat nominal filing fee (even a refundable
deposit in the event of gaining more than x% of the vote) as evidence of
good faith -- to replace the vast sums of money people spend now just to
get their name on the ballot paper.
Thanks, I stand better informed (grin)

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I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator
and name it after the IRS.
Robert Bakker, paleontologist