The problem with that argument is that the law nonetheless requires 10,000 signatures from valid voters.
It’s the Party’s job to verify the petitions and certify to the state that the candidates got them.
If the VaGOP didn’t validate the signatures in 2008 (and in effect lied) it’s demeaning to say “Hey, they used to let us cheat so we demand they let us cheat again!”
The Oct. notification was late, but I don’t think Perry and Gingrich were planning on evading the law anyway.
Thanks for the comments MrSmith. I agree with your take on it.