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BREAKING: Perry disqualified from Va. primary ballot
washingtonpost.com ^ | 12/23/2011 | Anita Kumar

Posted on 12/23/2011 3:44:52 PM PST by TBBT

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry failed to submit enough valid signatures to qualify for the Virginia primary ballot, state GOP officials said Friday evening.

Perry’s campaign told state election officials it had submitted 11,911 signatures, but a Virginia Republican familiar with the situation said that the Texas governor did not submit the required 10,000.

Earlier Friday, the Republican Party of Virginia certified former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) to appear in the March ballot.

Four candidates — Romney, Perry, Paul and former House speaker Newt Gingrich — turned in thousands of signatures by the deadline. State party officials are spending the day certifying the signataries.

They have not examined Gingrich’s signatures yet, but expected to do so by late Friday night.

Candidates had until 5 p.m. to collect 10,000 signatures from across the state, including 400 from each congressional district.

Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum did not submit signatures, according to state GOP officials

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WOW!
1 posted on 12/23/2011 3:44:55 PM PST by TBBT
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Rool it up thats it


2 posted on 12/23/2011 3:46:25 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: TBBT

Ohhhh kay.....


3 posted on 12/23/2011 3:46:37 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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Not good. Who is in charge of ‘disqualifying’ signatures. A 10% buffer seems enough to take into account some bad ones.


4 posted on 12/23/2011 3:46:37 PM PST by mnehring
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To: al baby

Roll


5 posted on 12/23/2011 3:46:52 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: TBBT

Plus no BC???


6 posted on 12/23/2011 3:47:21 PM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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Virginia is disenfranchising voters. Wait, only works for democrats. LOL


7 posted on 12/23/2011 3:47:23 PM PST by VicVega (LSU is without a doubt the #1 team in the nation. GEAUX TIGERS, Geaux Saints)
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Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum did not submit signatures, according to state GOP officials

What is up with that? Is it just that their campaigns don't have the cash for paid signature gatherers?

8 posted on 12/23/2011 3:47:33 PM PST by B Knotts (Just another Tenther)
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Ouch. That smarts.

Hick-ups generally hit every campaign. It’s surprising, but it’s not a game changer.


9 posted on 12/23/2011 3:48:28 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Santorum..., are you giving it some thought? I knew you would.)
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Perry should just drop out and endorse Bachman or Santorum...

...the guys a goof.

Good enough for Texas but then what ain't?

10 posted on 12/23/2011 3:50:03 PM PST by Happy Rain ('The GOP establishment thinks a conservative can't win--Liberal Democrats KNOW conservatives win.)
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Larry Sabato expects the state GOP will turn a “blind eye” to any signature problems on Perry’s or Gingrich’s petitions. - HotAir
That's what I was expecting too... Guess Larry and I were wrong.
11 posted on 12/23/2011 3:50:13 PM PST by TBBT
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Interesting that the article says Perry submitted almost 12K signatures but no were in the story does it sat VA disputes that.

Hmmmm.....


12 posted on 12/23/2011 3:51:00 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Somebody who wants to become President ought to have no problem completing this requirement.


13 posted on 12/23/2011 3:52:09 PM PST by truth_seeker (l)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks TBBT.


14 posted on 12/23/2011 3:52:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)
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To: Happy Rain
Perry should just drop out and endorse Bachman or Santorum...

I guess you missed in the article that Bachmann and Santorum didn't submit signatures at all so they aren't on the ballot there either. This whole primary is a cluster.

15 posted on 12/23/2011 3:52:12 PM PST by mnehring
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Isn’t that like an endorsement?


16 posted on 12/23/2011 3:52:26 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: TBBT

Good night! Governor Perry has got the saddle, but no horse.


17 posted on 12/23/2011 3:52:38 PM PST by jonrick46 (2012 can't come soon enough.)
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To: mnehring

My guess he missed a lot of things.


18 posted on 12/23/2011 3:55:07 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (VOTE 'ECONOMIC FREEDOM'! NO more 0bamao!)
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Talking about Happy Rain not Perry.


19 posted on 12/23/2011 3:56:03 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (VOTE 'ECONOMIC FREEDOM'! NO more 0bamao!)
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Perry’s campaign told state election officials it had submitted 11,911 signatures, but a Virginia Republican familiar with the situation said that the Texas governor did not submit the required 10,000.

David Axelrod stole them. Photobucket>

20 posted on 12/23/2011 3:56:11 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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