Under VA law each party applies its own rules to put candidates on its respective primary ballot. The Republican Party of Virgina could, if it wanted, pass a rule to allow you to get on the VA primary ballot if you can burp the letters from ‘A’ to ‘Z’ after drinking a gallon of Coke.
The VA law only says that if somebody manages gets at least 10,000/400 verified sigs, that person *must also* be included on the primary ballot.
Pat Murray of the Republican Party of Virgina has issued a letter stating that, in addition to Virgina’s 10000/400 requirement, that the VA GOP will also accept any candidate who gets at least 15000/600 sigs without checking names or addresses (’deemed to have been certified’).
The word ‘deemed’ has a specific legal meaning that stipulates the requirement is presumed already met.
Remember ‘Deem and Pass’ with ObamaCare? Same thing.
s/Pat Murray/Pat Mullins/