So You’re Thinking Of Running For Public Office?

Many who attempt to run never make it past the first stage of the petition process.  This is so because their petition gets challenged or objected to by another person.  Usually it’s not the incumbent but someone connected to the incumbent.

You could be one of those that get challenged.  Unless...

Hello and thank you for stopping by my web site.

My name is Wayne Strnad.  I can say with complete confidence that I can get myself on the ballot any time I want and have done so five times.  I have also helped several others get on the ballot and I can help you by guiding you through the process.

For those that are interested in seeing some evidence:  The proof that my name was placed on the ballot can be seen by visiting two web sites that I do not maintain, have no input to other than submitting campaign disclosures, and are “of authority” in the election process.

The first web site is run by the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago.  You can visit their site by using your favorite search engine and search on their name or click on this link.  Once you’re in their site, do a search for past elections.  Search for the Aldermanic elections of 2003 and 2007.  Then search for State Representative of the 3rd District for the years 2004, 2006 and 2008.  You now have proof that what I say is completely true.

The second site you can visit is actually run by the State of Illinois, State Board of Elections.  The proof of what I say comes in the campaign disclosure statements that everyone must file.  Again, using your favorite search engine, search for the State of Illinois State Board of Elections or click on this link.  Once there, you can view my campaign disclosure statements.

So, there you have two sites that are “of authority” that show the elections I ran in and the campaign disclosure statements I filed.

They Tried To Get Me Off The Ballot But Could Not

Let me assure you that if my competition could remotely find anything to challenge my petition, they would have done so in a heartbeat.  Why do I make such a statement?

I live in Illinois where the Speaker of the House, Michael Madigan, wants only select people in any seat of the House side.  I’m not one of his favorites because I picketed to keep the property tax frozen at 7%.  He did send his cronies over because my picket sign had his phone number on it.  Some people say I have great tenacity while others say I should wear a bullet proof vest.

No matter what is thought of my actions, I am proud to say that I not only talk about our constitutional rights, but further exercise them; specifically, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

So, maybe from the last couple of paragraphs you can understand why the powers that be don’t want to see me ... in office.

Every time I would submit my petition for State Representative, Madigan would send in his crew to look over every page of my petition.  I know this as fact because while I was working on a challenge for another person I saw the 5-7 people with a copy of my petition on the table they were working at, verifying the signatures I had already gone through before submitting the petition.  Of course I joked with them and told them they were wasting their time but also told them to continue.

Although they tried very hard to bring down the signature count below the minimum limit needed to run for office, they simply could not, at least without it being a frivolous challenge.  Too bad because if they brought forth a challenge, I could have filed suit for a frivolous challenge.  They knew that and so did I.

You must come to the point where you also know what I have done to get on the ballot, anytime I want, without any concern as to who is going to look at your petition.  You will not be challenged if you follow my guide exactly.

Getting on the Ballot

Getting on the ballot is your first step to serving in a public office.  There are pitfalls though, especially if you are new to the game.  There are very few people willing to help you, sometimes for fear if the incumbent finds out, or, since their name appears on their petition sheet as a circulator, they might get into trouble somewhere else in their work, such as their job.

Whatever the case may be, you do need help to get on the ballot and assure yourself of a position.  Are you ready to learn the steps, complete with pitfalls to watch out for?

Here’s some of what you’ll discover with the guide:

You’ll also learn about:

But that’s not all.  You’ll also learn that:

These are just some of the things that are talked about in my guide on How To Get On The Ballot.

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