Posted on 12/22/2023 4:47:53 PM PST by C210N
Maine’s highest court has ruled that Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie will not appear on the 2024 ballot after his campaign failed to gather enough certified signatures from registered voters.
The decision stems from an appeal brought by Christie’s campaign in response to a previous decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows that he did not gather the necessary 2,000 certified signatures. Bellows claimed that the Christie campaign turned in just 844 signatures.
“We appreciate that the court upheld the integrity of Maine’s well-established ballot access requirements,” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in a statement. “Every candidate, including presidential candidates, must follow the law to qualify for the ballot. We are glad that the court recognized that Maine law is workable and fair to all.”
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You must weigh less than this amount to ride this ride.
I’m not any at all a supporter of the Obama hugging Christie.. That said the court ruling is the opposite of “democracy” and approaches “Stalinist” in deed.
Lol, tks
If he campaigned for the right reasons and in the right manner he would be a serious contender as he is quite capable.
However, I think he just wants easy media money.
I believe since Trump is in danger, the Republican Party needs possible alternatives.
The Maine requirement seems quite reasonable to me.
Chrissy had a donut for campaign signature events but he ate 2,000 donuts in a single morning. Fat boy sucks.
How can we like a man who doesn’t like himself?
“Fat Boy,” might be a fast talker but he should slow down on the dinner.....
He reminds me of an “OAF,” that can’t get out of his own way.
He has not seen his “pecker.” in forty years!
Christie is a ZERO in the Presidential possibles.
Its was an honest mistake.
He ordered 2000 certified donuts but somehow they never made it to the registar.
But he’s so popular, and everybody loves him. Like John Kasich.
Legends in their own minds.
:)
“I laughed until they hung up.”
could have been fun to play with as follows:
“Your’re joking, right?”
“I’m not buying it. This MUST be a prank call!”
“But i admit, it’s a pretty good one!’’
“What else have you got?””
etc.
BREAKING: Maine Supreme Court Rules Christie Ineligible for 2024 Ballot (Fat Boy)
I Read that as…
BREAKING: Maine Supreme Court Rules Christie Ineligible for 2024 Buffet (Fat Boy)
It is literally in the Constitution that the states determine this. If you have a problem with this, pass an amendment. Also, Krispy Kreme is an odd hill for a Freeper to die on.
I did not claim states did not have a legal right to make election ballot access rules. I merely do not agree with a great many of those rules. I think most have the effect of keeping the voting options out of the hands of the voters.
There were a lot of Freepers here kicking and screaming when Alan Keys was denied debate space. If only he could be heard he would be viable.
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