If they are still counting Newts votes, I fail to see how they can be done with Perrys UNLESS they can show that like 4K signatures are bunk.
If he is just a couple hundred under, they had better be checking closer if they don’t want a legal challenge.
Each signature/address on the petitions is cross-checked against the rolls of State voters. RPV doesn’t have to show the signatures are ‘bunk,’ only that they are NOT on the VA voter rolls.
It appears about 1900-2000 (or more) who signed for Perry aren’t registered VA voters, not necessarily 4K. If Perry’s people presented petitions with that many non-VA registered voters, what challenge would there be?
I would imagine the Perry people at RPV will be given an opportunity to check the disqualified signatures by checking themselves vs. those roles. RPV was not going to go out of its way to keep him off the primary ballot.
Even as a Gingrich person, I hope there’s been an error and Perry ends up on the ballot. Right now, tho, it’s not looking that way, but, again, I’ll wait to hear from RPV and not the WaPo.
Each candidate submitted a package of signatures. My guess is they just chose one candidate and went through his, and then went to the next candidate.
I’ve heard nothing except about Perry, so I don’t know if they simply aren’t telling us about candidates who qualified, or Perry was the first one they did.
BTW, in case someone cares, I couldn’t collect my own signature, or those of my family. Someone else would have to witness my signature. Each petition has a witness who testifies that they saw all the signatures put on the paper.
What i wanted was for campaigns to have me meet one of their petition gatherers, sign a petition, and pick one up to circulate. None did. Well, Romney contacted me, and I ignored him.
Not really. In VA, ya gotta have at least 400 from each of the state's 11 congressional districts.
Just being short in one district is enough to cancel the effort.
VA has one of the strictest requirements.