We non-Virginians are looking at State election code to determine whether Newt and Rick qualify, which they do.
The elections group can issue advisories, bulletins, how-tos, FAQs and weather forecasts, but they cannot implore a NATIONAL candidate to go above and beyond the state’s requirement PER THEIR OWN nCODE without possibly bringing RICO inquiries.
Yes, Racketeering and Corruption.
Well they can discard signatures as long as they are consistent in doing so for each candidate and the method isn’t bogus. So encouraging a margin of error isn’t necessarily bad. There may be something there to grab hold of, but the gold I believe is going after the apparently new switcharoo rules after the fact.
That’s where I’d look. Don’t understand it myself, in Iowa this is all in the state code and the legislatures have to make any changes. I think any other way and you’d be open to lawsuits.
BTW, in full disclosure a week before I vote at caucus, my first choice is Perry and second Gingrich.