Posted on 08/27/2021 6:08:07 AM PDT by Don@VB
(Paraphrased read more at link)
Virginia GOP asked a court to remove McAuliffe from the November Gubernatorial ballot. Lawsuit claims McAuliffe failed to sign his declaration of candidacy, however, his two witnesses did sign the declaration. While a technicality,this document is a requirement in order to have a candidate's name appear on the ballot.
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Please, the letter of the law means nothing, unless it can be used to harm an established institution that holds traditional American values.
Laws, especially election laws, do not apply to Democrats.
If Mcawful was actually kicked off the ballot the Democrats would just name another candidate in his place and I don't see why they could not renominate Mcawful in this way. Ut us embarrassing to the crats but in the end it is a lot of nothing, I am afraid.
In any sane world where judges are governed by the law, this missing signature on a legal document would be considered fatal. Today not so much so. Watch the crocked court, like a slippery snake, pull McAwful’s ass out of the fire. Let me be proven wrong.
Cannot ‘witness’ something that never happened...........
If they do not uphold the lawsuit, it will have ramifications on every election in this Country going forward. Petitions, declarations are part of the process. I had two opponents removed the first time I ran because of petition and signing errors. Just follow the directions. If they don’t remove him from the ballot then what’s the point of doing anything going forward.
Election Fraud in the least.......
RE PRINT
RE PRINT
Thin is still August.
“Petitions, declarations are part of the process. I had two opponents removed the first time I ran because of petition and signing errors.”
I agree that the rules should be followed. But I am wondering what the underlying issue is here. It’s probably looking at the wrong end of the question to focus on a high visibility, top of the ballot race involving a major candidate whose intentions are universally known.
I’m guessing that the real concern is downballot shenanigans involving local races in which someone might file fraudulent paperwork in someone else’s name, just to cause confusion or to split the vote with dummy candidacies. But offhand, I can’t think of examples, probably because everyone has always had the rule that candidates had to have their documents signed and witnessed.
A couple of colorful war stories would be instructive. I assume the rule exists for a reason. If there is indeed a reason, the rule should be followed. And that means it should be impartially applied.
Which it almost certainly won’t be, but let’s cross that bridge when we come to it.
I know two staffers who are in deep trouble. I believe that is perjury
Don't be silly. They're Democrats!
Technically people have to sign and submit annual tax forms too. Forgive one, forgive all.
WROL
Here is was the media spin when something similar happened the Nick Freitas.
Back then it was “rules are rules.”
In order to run for any office, there are several administrative things you must do. It’s spelled out clearly in the instructions everyone gets when they pull their papers to run for office. If he did not sign it, that’s cause to kick him off. The witnesses names, that’s a whole other legal ballpark. But if he is not kicked off, this will set a precedent that is not good. Trust me. What I told people who did not like a took a legal avenue against potential opponents is this: Why would you want people in office who can not follow the SIMPLEST of instruction. it’s not hard, folks.
The statute in question requires the declaration of candidacy to be sworn to before a notary public (signed by the candidate) OR attested to by the candidate before two witnesses.
McAuliffe chose the latter. No signature is required.
Republicans will lose this suit. How does that help Youngkin?
While a technicality, people have to have a marriage license to be considered married.
More like too DRUNK. The a@@hole is a bottle a day bourbon alcoholic. Take a look at any current photograph. Also, do not discount his current affiliation and function within the Clinton Foundation as a bag man. Also, do not forget his proven function— giving 500K to criminal fbi clown Andrew McCabe’s wife for her failed VA Senate run. The 500K went into McCabe’s pocket-— to insure the “dossier” coup (approved continuation on Jan 17, 2017 by Joe Biden, obama the first and his Natsec “committee” and... Rod Rosenstein.
That is who McAuliffe is and continues to be. Disgusting individual and lifetime grifter (see: Global Crossing and the “green car” company he sucked money off obama, for a factory in Mississippi that produced 3 cars. Greentech (and the wiki and info has been scrubbed of his “controlling investor” role. He got green money from obama, and rolled it into his own pocket, bankrupted the company. His modus operandi).
Kind of embarrassing at the least.
I believe others have been forced to run as write ins for doing this.
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