[af_vet_rr]

I agree with you, and I don't want to get in with the conspiracy theorists either.

My guess, and correct me if I'm wrong, if Newt and Perry had known that the signatures were going to be verified, they would have put a lot more effort into collecting signatures.

Now this is veering into conspiracy territory, but Newt was sure pushing hard to get signatures all the way up to the deadline. I wonder if somebody tipped him off.

[9YearLurker]

I believe all of the candidates were advised to collect at least 15000 signatures because they were going to be verified.