I did not know that. In what way did he not meet the Constitutional requirment?
He would have only been 34 on Election Day. So, even though CA had let him on the ballot, when his age was discovered, they threw him off.
Separate requirement. Same part of the Constitution that governs this case.
Cleaver was too young to hold the office.
I guess he showed his BC...
I did not know that. In what way did he not meet the Constitutional requirment?
Not old enough.
http://it-is-an-obama-nation.blogspot.com/2008/11/hope-we-can-believe-in.html
"Historically, California Secretaries of State have exercised their due diligence by reviewing necessary background documents, verifying that the candidates that were submitted by the respective political parties as eligible for the ballot were indeed eligible. In 1968, the Peace and Freedom Party submitted the name of Eldridge Cleaver as a qualified candidate for President of the United States. The then SOS, Mr. Frank Jordan, found that, according to Mr. Cleaver's birth certificate, he was only 34 years old, one year shy of the 35 years of age needed to be on the ballot as a candidate for President. Using his administrative powers, Mr. Jordan removed Mr. Cleaver from the ballot. Mr. Cleaver unsuccessfully challenged this decision to the Supreme Court of the State of California, and, later, to the Supreme Court of the United States."
Two side notes here.
Frank Jordan later became mayor of San Francisco.
Joe Biden ran for his Senate seat as a 29-year-old. He took his seat as a 30 year old (Constitutional requirement). The Sec. of State of Delaware apparently had no problem putting an underage Senate candidate on the ballot.