http://www.rpv.org/node/1037
“Candidates were officially informed of the 15,000 rule in October 2011, well in advance of the Dec. 22 submission deadline.”
So much for your conspiracy theory.
§ 24.2-545
“...at least 10,000 qualified voters, including at least 400 qualified voters from each congressional district in the Commonwealth,”
Qualified voters in your world may include creatures “from Mars” LOL!
You probably let people from other states, countries and planets vote there too ‘to be fair’...
So much for your conspiracy theory.
A little more info that was available to the candidates should they chose to review and follow. Thus this wasn’t done in the dark as some would claim.
Deadlines, Duties and
Ballot Access Requirements
Presidential Primary Election
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON MAY 25, 2011
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Ballot Access Requirements
Candidates wishing to participate in the presidential primary must follow the procedures outlined
below.
Primary Filing Fee
§ 24.2-524
NO filing fee is required for the presidential primary.
Consent/Declaration
§ 24.2-545 B
This is a combined form.
Consent - Part A must be completed by the candidate if
petitions are circulated and filed by a separate group
organized in Virginia on behalf of the person seeking the
nomination of the national political party. If the group is
organized by the candidate Part A is not required to be
completed.
Declaration - Part B must be completed by the candidate.
The candidate must sign Part A, if applicable, and Part B of
this document before a notary or other officer authorized to
administer oaths.
Petition Requirements
§ 24.2-545
Circulate on or after July 1, 2011;
Must be on the form prescribed by the State Board of
Elections (copy enclosed). It is suggested that the candidate
or group complete the top portion of the petition form and then
print or photocopy as many copies of the form as needed.
The form may not be altered in any way. Must be signed by
not less than 10,000 qualified voters in Virginia, including at
least 400 qualified voters from each of Virginia’s eleven
congressional districts, who attest that they intend to
participate in the primary of the same political party as the
candidate named on the petition.
Because many people who are not registered to vote will sign
a petition, it is recommended that 15,000 - 20,000 signatures
be obtained with at least 700 signatures from each
congressional district.
Must provide the true signature, the printed full name and the
full resident address of each qualified voter and the date each
signed the petition.
Although the last four digits of the social security number is
requested, it is not mandatory that it be provided.
Must, on each page, provide an affidavit signed under oath by
the person who circulated it that s/he personally witnessed the
affixing of the signature of each voter on the page and that
s/he is registered, or eligible to be registered, to vote in
Virginia.
Note that a circulator cannot witness his own signature.
Falsely signing this affidavit is a felony under Virginia law.
The petition NEVER can be left unattended. It is suggested
that petition pages be filed in locality order (counties followed
by cities) to facilitate the processing of the filing. The State
Board recommends that each petition page contain signatures
from only one county or city and, therefore, circulators should
prepare a separate petition page for each locality. If signatures
are tracked by congressional district you may enter the district
number on each petition page.
Petitions for a primary election must be delivered in sealed
containers. These containers may be opened only by the
State Chair of the candidate=s party. Immediately after the
filing deadline, the containers, together with any required
attachments (see below), will be delivered to that Chair by the
State Board of Elections.
A statement, signed by the candidate under oath, setting
forth his name and the number of signatures on the petitions
in the sealed containers must be attached to the first
container. See Suggested Oath on the next page.
Petition Requirements
If the Party’s delegates will be selected at the primary
election, then a list of the names of persons who would be
elected delegates and alternate delegates to the political
party=s national convention if the candidate wins the
primary, also must be attached to the first sealed container
of the candidate=s petitions. The slate of delegates and
alternates must comply with the rules of the national and state
party.
If the Party’s delegates will be selected using state and
congressional district conventions, then NO list of delegates
and alternate delegates is required.
Must be filed with the State Board of Elections no later than
5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2011.
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