Everyone knew he was ineligible - the SWP has a long history of running entire tickets that were ineligible. And not just New York.
“Since they weren’t going to be elected anyways, the Socialist Workers Party didn’t care that they nominated a ticket entirely ineligible to be elected. Why? Because Róger Calero is both foreign born and also not a US citizen; and Arrin Hawkins is too young. To avoid ballot access problems for the SWP, as the constitutional ineligibility may also render them unable to be listed on the ballot in some states, the 2000 SWP ticket of James Harris for President and Margaret Trowe for Vice President are being used in states that will not permit the Calero-Hawkins slate to be listed. It is not the first time the SWP pulled this stunt. In 1972, the SWP nominated a Presidential candidate — Linda Jenness — who was also too young to qualify for the office (so the party used a replacement nominee in some states to achieve ballot status). They regularly do likewise in US Senate and Congressional races by nominating candidates too young to be eligible to serve. “
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730141140/http://www.politics1.com/swp04.htm
Some states don’t appear to have eligibility requirements to get on a ballot, some do. They still would not be able to actually take office if they won.
And you think this is reasonable? That a state should tolerate the expense of having an election for a non-eligible candidate when checking eligibility costs THEM nothing? What if the guy won? How many million dollars down the toilet for nothing? Seriously?
If you think this is rational, you live in a strange little world. In any case, you cannot argue that someone has been proven eligible because ALL 50 STATES had them on the ballot,
"BTW - didn’t every state let Obama on their ballot?"
while at the same time arguing that it's okay if they don't bother checking.
Some states don’t appear to have eligibility requirements to get on a ballot...
Your position has gotten so twisted that you now appear to be arguing with yourself.