Texas Secretary of State Spokeswoman Ashley Burton verified this earlier this month. Widely reported in the press, but I’ll try to find an official link for you.
Yes...she pointed out that the parties had filed but not correctly, according to statute...but that the Sec. of State would use case law to argue that it could ignore the statute and make up its own rules and allow an "amendment"...which sorta violates the whole idea of having a very black-and-white, clear deadline stated in the statute.
Even a student newspaper gets it...
Burton said all three candidates will be on the ballot in November and that past case law allows parties to file paperwork, called amended filings, after the deadline to update their entries for the ballot.And none since, I guess.
According to the Texas Election Code, a party must file before the 70th day to have the candidate's name on the ballot.
Burton said no lawyers were available to explain the past case law that allows parties to amend their paperwork.
As was posted before, the candidate for VICE-PRESIDENT must also be on there, so the GOP's own words show they didn't qualify, since they said they filed immediately after Sen. McCain's nomination.
I don't recommend this technique for Vegas..."Now that the ball has fallen, and the wheel has stopped, I'm going to amend my bet and go with RED."