Nader Won't Be On Ballots in MD or VA.

[BurtWorm]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A19955-2004Aug20?language=printer


Md., Va. Won't Add Nader to Nov. 2 Ballots
Invalid Signatures, Missed Deadline Cited

By Chris L. Jenkins and John Wagner
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, August 21, 2004; Page B01


Ralph Nader has been denied a spot on the presidential ballot in Maryland and Virginia, state elections officials and the independent candidate's campaign said yesterday.

Elections officials in Illinois and Missouri also refused to put Nader on their ballots for the Nov. 2 vote. They said Nader campaign workers either did not submit enough valid signatures on ballot petitions or failed to follow proper procedures.

Nader's Maryland supporters, working under the banner of the Populist Party, fell about 500 signatures short of the 10,000 required, according to Donna Duncan, director of the Election Management Division of the state Board of Elections.

Nader workers submitted about 15,000 signatures, but many were invalidated because those who signed were not registered Maryland voters, state officials said.

[DeepModem Mom]

1. Very good news -- and an LBN post adds Missouri and Illinois...

to Maryland and Virginia.

[demokatgurrl]

2. Nader

and we're working on it in PA.

[BurtWorm]

3. So what's the total of states he's frosted out of now?

Anyone know? We've got four in this thread and we're working on a fifth.

[DeepModem Mom]

4. kick

[blondeatlast]

5. Boo hoo.

NOT!

Not on the ballot in AZ, btw.