<x-charset UTF-8>
The GOP date is SO anomalous that some states have had to change their laws to permit the Republican nomineee to appear on the ballot, given the late date of notification.

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: owner-election-law_gl@majordomo.lls.edu on behalf of ban@richardwinger.com 
	Sent: Mon 5/24/2004 3:12 PM 
	To: jeff_hauser95@post.harvard.edu; election-law 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Convention Timing
	
	

	Jeff Hauser is right that the dates of this year's 
	Republican national convention are anomalous.  Until 
	this year, the latest national convention (in all U.S. 
	history) to choose a major party presidential 
	candidate had been the Democratic convention of 1968. 
	Hubert Humphrey and Ed Muskie weren't nominated until 
	August 29. 

	The Democrats chose that late date because they were 
	afraid that supporters of Senator Eugene McCarthy 
	would try to run McCarthy independently if Humphrey 
	were nominated (or, if Johnson were drafted for 
	another term).  So by picking August 29, the McCarthy 
	supporters who wanted an alternate ticket had almost 
	no time to get that going. 

	--- Jeffrey MA Hauser <jmh248@nyu.edu> wrote: 
	The Kerry campaign's currently clunky communications 
	team has failed completely to get out the message that 
	the Bush team has chosen a convention date that is 
	historically... anomalous.  



	        
	                
	__________________________________ 
	Do you Yahoo!? 
	Friends.  Fun.  Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. 
	http://messenger.yahoo.com/ 




<- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ->
This message is for the use of the intended recipient only.  It is
from a law firm and may contain information that is privileged and
confidential.  If you are not the intended recipient any disclosure,
copying, future distribution, or use of this communication is
prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please
advise us by return e-mail, or if you have received this communication
by fax advise us by telephone and delete/destroy the document.

</x-charset>