Nature of Difficulties with Nomination Process
This horizontal bar graph is titled "Nature of Difficulties with Nomination Process." It shows the breakdown of answers to the question, "Why was this not easy?" (Multiple mention). The 174 respondents who were candidates in the 2015 election, and who reported a lack of ease, responded as follows:
- Difficult to get required number of signatures, 45%
- Too much paperwork/bureaucracy, 32%
- Difficulties as independent candidate/small party/new party, 17%
- Procedures/requirements not explained, 16%
- Difficult to get $1000 deposit, 13%
- Difficult to appoint official agent, 6%
- Difficult to appoint an auditor, 5%
- Difficult to meet the deadline, 3%
- Returning officer difficult to deal with, 2%
- Other, 5%
- Don't know, 2%