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Arizona Democrats File Challenge to Nader (Claim felons used to get signatures)
Newsday.com and AP ^
| June 23, 2004
| JACQUES BILLEAUD
Posted on 06/23/2004 5:13:52 PM PDT by Mark
Arizona Democrats file challenge to Nader
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Writer
June 23, 2004, 6:28 PM EDT
PHOENIX -- Two Arizona voters on Wednesday filed the first Democratic challenge to independent Ralph Nader's bid to get on a state's November presidential ballot.
The Democrats alleged that more than 70 percent of the 21,500 petition signatures recently filed for Nader are invalid, the Arizona Democratic Party said. Nader, a Winsted, Conn., native, needs 14,694 valid signatures to get on Arizona's ballot.
Democrats Dorothy Schultz and Betty Elizabeth Hughes also alleged in the complaint that some of those who circulated petitions for Nader didn't meet residency requirements and other qualifications, the party said. Several are prohibited from gathering signatures because they are convicted felons, according to the party.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; ballot; ballotaccess; democrats; nader
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NOW Democrats want to follow the rules.
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:13:52 PM PDT
by
Mark
To: Mark
What are the Democrats afraid of?
To: Mark
This would really irk me if I were a Naderite (Bite my tongue) If the dims kept my guy off the ballot I sure wouldn't vote for theirs.
To: Mark; Perlstein
Typical. They call themselves "Democrats" but they don't want people to have a choice for whom to vote.
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:19:00 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Mark
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:19:31 PM PDT
by
Vermonter
To: Mark
Two voters filed this? Sheesh, this is not news.
To: Vermonter
I thought the rats want the felons to vote???
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:29:15 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: Mark
Gee, I thought the democrats wanted every vote to count? Oh, I see, only after they decide who people can actually vote for.
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:31:08 PM PDT
by
GLDNGUN
(.)
To: Mark
DemocRATs don't want Nader to use the same signatures Kerry did.
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:33:11 PM PDT
by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, DemocRATs believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: Indy Pendance
It only takes one voter to file the suit. Why is it OK for felons to register voters for the democrat party but not OK for felons to collect signatures for Nader?
To: Mark
I live in AZ, let me know where my wife and I can go sign the petion for Nader to be on the ballot.
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:46:48 PM PDT
by
martinidon
("who would Saddam and Osama vote for in this years election...")
To: Mark
LET EVERY SIGNATURE COUNT!!!
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:54:16 PM PDT
by
Arkinsaw
To: Mark
I thought the Democrats were trying to change the laws in ALL states to permit felons to vote.
Such selective memories they have.
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:55:03 PM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: Mark
According to our local radio talk host in Memphis the RATS are using paid people many of them convicted felons to register voters. Kinda like the pot calling the kettle black. It's an AP story.
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posted on
06/23/2004 5:55:41 PM PDT
by
GailA
(hanoi john kerry, I'm for the death penalty, before I impose a moratorium on it.)
To: Mark
I thought felons, the dead, illegals were a major component of the Democrat constituency. Vas gibs?
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
GO RALPH GO you got the demwits whining now.
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posted on
06/23/2004 6:22:16 PM PDT
by
jocko12
To: Vermonter
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posted on
06/23/2004 6:25:18 PM PDT
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: Mark
So the Democrats WANT felons to vote in FL, but NOT in AZ?
What is up with that?
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posted on
06/23/2004 6:35:19 PM PDT
by
taxcontrol
(People are entitled to their opinion - no matter how wrong it is.)
To: taxcontrol
What is up with that? They were not convicted felons before they were convicted felons.
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posted on
06/23/2004 6:37:56 PM PDT
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: Mark
This goes against the "spirit of Democracy". What an outrage by the Rats. /sarcasm
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posted on
06/23/2004 6:39:08 PM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(You can turn your head away from the Berg video and still hear Al Queda's calls to prayer.)
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