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Americans Elect was a political organization in the United States known primarily for its efforts to stage a national online primary for the 2012 US Presidential Election. Although it was successful in obtaining signatures to get on the ballot in a majority of states, the process set up by the organization did not select a candidate. ==History== Incorporated on April 6, 2010, by Peter Ackerman and Kahlil Byrd, Americans Elect began recruiting delegates for its 2012 Presidential Primary in July 2011. Americans Elect was scheduled to host a national online primary in two phases, ending with a convention in June 2012. The resulting ticket, chosen by Americans Elect users, would have listed on the ballot nationwide under the Americans Elect line. The organization had an open membership, which allowed any U.S. voter to draft and support his or her candidate of choice. The drafting began on February 1, 2012, and in the first few hours the 360,000 delegates began draft efforts for 52 possible candidates including Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett, Hillary Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Condoleezza Rice, and Buddy Roemer. Americans Elect was open to candidates from any party, as well as independents. Presidential candidates would have been required to choose a vice presidential running mate from a party different from their own to ensure a balanced ticket.〔 In order to obtain ballot access nationwide, some states' guidelines required Americans Elect to register as a political party. For the 2012 elections, Americans Elect succeeded in ballot access status in 29 states: Alabama, Alaska,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arizona has a new political party )〕 Arizona,〔Arkansas,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arkansas Secretary of State Says Americans Elect Petition is Valid )〕 California,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=California Secretary of State Americans Elect Gains Official Party Status )〕 Colorado, Florida,〔 Hawaii, Kansas,〔 Maine, Maryland, Michigan,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Americans Elect to Begin Signature Drive Toward Ballot Access in South Carolina for Presidential Election 2012 )〕 Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,〔 New Mexico, North Carolina,〔(News & Observer: Americans Elect secures place on NC Ballot )〕 North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin〔(Lowe, Diane, Lead Elections Specialist. "Partisan Primary Sample Ballot and Reminders for a Successful Primary" Wisconsin Government Accountability Board; June 7, 2012 )〕 and Wyoming. Any U.S. citizen thought to be constitutionally eligible was eligible to be drafted as a candidate. Americans Elect participants, referred to as delegates, could also propose and vote on the Platform of Questions, a list of questions that all candidates would have to answer before the June phase of the primary. Prior to delegate voting, the positions of various potential candidates on the Platform of Questions were inferred, using voting records and public statements compiled by OnTheIssues.org, and posted on the web site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Americans Elect could put Buddy Roemer on presidential ballot )〕 Candidates, whether drafted or self-declared, were required to receive a minimum number of clicks of support from verified delegates to advance to the American Elect online primary ballot. Candidates who have served in any of the following positions, without having been removed from office, current criminal indictment, or conviction, needed 1,000 support clicks from each of 10 states to qualify: Vice President, United States Senator, member of Congress, Presidential Cabinet member, head of a Federal agency, governor, mayor of any of the largest 100 cities in the United States, chairman or chief executive officer or president of a corporation, nonprofit corporation, or philanthropic organization with 1,000 or more employees, president of a national labor union with 100,000 or more members, military officer who has attained flag rank, ambassador, or president of an American-based university with 4,000 or more students.〔 All other candidates required 5,000 support clicks from each of 10 states to qualify for the primary ballot.〔 The first phase of voting was intended to identify the six most popular certified candidates through three rounds of online balloting. The organization announced that it would hold a series of three primary ballots to narrow down its field of candidates on May 8, 15, and 22, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Proposed AE Rules Amendments Give Candidates More Time to Qualify for Ballot )〕 The six finalists were expected to advance to the second phase of the primary after agreeing to the Americans Elect rules and selecting a Vice-Presidential running mate.〔 Then, in June 2012, Americans Elect planned to choose its final candidate through an Internet-based convention, a process open to all voters, regardless of party affiliation. The intent was to provide a more open nominating process, resulting in better choices during the election.〔 However, on May 1, 2012, the first primary ballot (which had been scheduled for May 8) was cancelled, because no candidate had garnered sufficient support clicks to qualify for the ballot.〔 〕 Voting was then rescheduled to begin on May 15, 2012.〔 However, with no candidate qualifying for the ballot to be held on that date, the primary was pushed off again. On May 17, the organization issued a statement that it was ending its nomination process because no candidate had achieved the required amount of support to qualify for its primary ballot. In July 2012, the remaining board members decided to officially end Americans Elect's presidential efforts and withdrew its name from most state ballots. The Americans Elect website is still accessible, but has not been updated since 2012. As of September 2015, Americans Elect has made no attempt to revive its process for the 2016 presidential election, despite widespread dissatisfaction with the two major parties and the lack of an incumbent running for reelection. Its founders, through an organization called "Level The Playing Field" are focused on efforts to get independent and third-party candidates access to the 2016 general election debates.〔http://sers.fec.gov/fosers/showpdf.htm?docid=306278〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Americans Elect」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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