Virginia's strict rules for getting on the March 6 primary ballot
aren't too popular, at least among presidential candidates who didn't
make the cut.
Only two candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are set to appear on the ballot. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were cut from the list because they didn't meet the state's requirement to collect at least 10,000 signatures from registered voters including 400 from each of the state's 11 congressional districts.
Perry filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 27 against the Virginia State Board of Elections and the chairman of the state Republican Party, alleging that the stringent requirements are unconstitutional.
read full article at http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/301601/ballot-lawsuit?SESSd7c9d764710789a1a3eb9e03630d5a8e=google
Only two candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are set to appear on the ballot. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were cut from the list because they didn't meet the state's requirement to collect at least 10,000 signatures from registered voters including 400 from each of the state's 11 congressional districts.
Perry filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 27 against the Virginia State Board of Elections and the chairman of the state Republican Party, alleging that the stringent requirements are unconstitutional.
read full article at http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/301601/ballot-lawsuit?SESSd7c9d764710789a1a3eb9e03630d5a8e=google
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