Virginia May Have Improperly Excluded Signatures From Perry, Gingrich. a Recount May Be Needed!
"Virginia May Have Improperly Excluded Signatures From Perry, Gingrich. a Recount May Be Needed!
Posted on 25 December 2011.
I’m no attorney but I do know how to find and read the laws of Virginia.
Various reports have stated that the signatures turned in by Newt Gingrich included at least 2,000 that were invalidated because there was no address given with the signature.
If this were a Virginia Statewide office, that would be correct. But this is a Presidential Primary. And while the rules are similar, they are actually addressed in two separate sections of the Virginia Code.
There is a requirement in a Statewide General Election that the address be included, but there is no such requirement for a presidential primary. The number of signatures are the same, 10,000 and 400 per Congressional District. But the address requirements are different."
Thanks for the post. The story you link to points out the possible different standards that may apply to state and federal elections. Another factor in primaries is the standards political parties set for themselves. This also looks like a factor in the Osborne case.
Then this was a false alarm all the way around. But who wanted the alarm to sound? And why?