[Gideon7]

Found it. The 15,000 sigs is a rule of the Republican Party of Virgnia. It basically says that if a candidate submits more than 15,000 sigs (600 from each congressional district), the petition is presumed valid (’shall be deemed to have met the threshold for qualification and will be certified’) with no additional requirements. Addresses and names are *not* checked.

So all Newt and Perry had to do is get 15000/600 and they’d be in.

See http://rpv.org/sites/default/files/2012%20Petition%20Certification%20Process_1.pdf

[going hot]

So, over 15k signatures, the list is not validated, but under that it is? Interesting. Who makes this one up, the VA gop?

What makes the longer list more valid other than the fact that it is, well, longer?

This one will not stand any scrutiny. Look for it to be withdrawn shortly.

[TexasFreeper2009]

here is what I dont get... if the sigs are not checked when they have turned in more than 15,000.... how do they know they there are more than 600 from each district?

[Fresh Wind]

That’s ridiculous. You fill petition forms with fake names and addresses (or you copy them out of the phone book), and as long as you fill enough lines on the forms, no one will question that all the names were signed by the same person.