URGENT! Action Needed: Santorum delegates don't qualify for Illinois Ballot!

[skyorbit]

Urgent! Read this article excerpt:

"Delegates for GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum have filed the minimum legal number of petition signatures to appear on the ballot in just four of Illinois’ 18 available congressional districts."

"In 10 others, delegates who filed signatures came far short of the 600 required to appear on the ballot, a review of the signatures found. They didn’t file any delegates in four districts."

"BUT IF NO ONE OFFICIALLY CHALLENGES THEIR LACK OF SIGNATURES BY A DEADLINE FRIDAY, THE DELEGATES WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT ANYWAY."

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120111/news/701119720/

We need an official challenge apparently!! Somebody get on top of this. Spread the word. Email the campaign.

This would make 4 states Santorum isn't on, which severly lessons his credibility as a serious candidate goign into SC.

[libertythor]

+rep

[FA.Hayek]

bump

[Brandon Todd Carr]

Please do this!

[mmadness]

Has anyone contacted the campaign yet about this?

[hueylong]

No no no no. Santorum is TOAST. This would be a PR nightmare for the campaign. You NEVER oppose people getting on the ballot. It is a politically TOXIC position.

[mosquitobite]

No no no no. Santorum is TOAST. This would be a PR nightmare for the campaign. You NEVER oppose people getting on the ballot. It is a politically TOXIC position.

Santorum can still do well in S Carolina. Do not underestimate!!!

I agree that it might be a toxic position, but do not base it on the fact that Santorum is done. He got a large funding bump from Iowa!

[thoughtomator]

No no no no. Santorum is TOAST. This would be a PR nightmare for the campaign. You NEVER oppose people getting on the ballot. It is a politically TOXIC position.

This game isn't played by Marquess of Queensbury rules.

[evilfunnystuff]

important

[domdabears]

What do we have to do???

[Duckman]

No no no no. Santorum is TOAST. This would be a PR nightmare for the campaign. You NEVER oppose people getting on the ballot. It is a politically TOXIC position.

Also hypocritical because Ron Paul has often complained about ballot access issues when he was running in LP

[Duckman]

This is a bad idea.

[freneticentropy]

Can anyone challenge? Does it have to be another campaign?

[F3d]

Snuff Frothy out!

[mmadness]

I think it's best to let the campaign know about it and let them determine what to do with it. They have the experience.

[sailingaway]

Does the campaign have to do it? Can some random person from Illinois do it?

[LibertyIn08]

Does the campaign have to do it? Can some random person from Illinois do it?

Citizens can challenge in Illinois.

[AggieforPaul]

Maybe some Illinois people could form a PAC "concerned citizens for Romney" or something and then challenge.

[domdabears]

I'm in the chicagoland area

[Barrex]

This is my opinion:I think it's best to let the campaign know about it and let them determine what to do with it. They have the experience.
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and then if it is possible 1 person goes there and objects. Someone who is not active Ron Paul supporter.


Santorum is gone anyway....no nee to worry.

[Austin]

No no no no. Santorum is TOAST. This would be a PR nightmare for the campaign. You NEVER oppose people getting on the ballot. It is a politically TOXIC position.

Isn't that how Obama won his state senate seat?

[brandon]

bump somebody better be working on this

[sunsense]

"In 10 others, delegates who filed signatures came far short of the 600 required to appear on the ballot, a review of the signatures found. They didn’t file any delegates in four districts."

"BUT IF NO ONE OFFICIALLY CHALLENGES THEIR LACK OF SIGNATURES BY A DEADLINE FRIDAY, THE DELEGATES WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT ANYWAY."

Sorry, but if you need 600 signatures to be on the ballot, then:-

"BUT IF NO ONE OFFICIALLY CHALLENGES THEIR LACK OF SIGNATURES BY A DEADLINE FRIDAY, THE DELEGATES WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT ANYWAY."

Then what is the point of having the rule in the first place. It would NOT just be redundant but also, on its face illegal.


You really need to 'original source' this before posting this on the forum.

STOP blindly believing what anyone tells you. Verify 'original source'.

[Carehn]

This game isn't played by Marquess of Queensbury rules.

Thats Right! We play to win. Rip his Fucking balls off!

P.S. Ya, I said it. So plus rep me.

[tremendoustie]

Someone in IL needs to go do this. Don't go through the campaign.

[gerryb]

Someone in IL needs to go do this. Don't go through the campaign.

I hope the delegateswho got the required signatures are aware and do it.. otherwise it's a lot of wasted effort for them in collecting the sigs in the first place

[helmuth_hubener]

Citizens can challenge in Illinois. There we go. There's the solution. I'm sure we can find one (1) supporter somewhere in Illinois!

[brandon]

Come on if I was in Illinois I'd take off work and drive to the state house tomorrow to get this done. I know one of you can go do this.

[Xenophage]

Can't a surrogate do this?

[angelatc]

There we go. There's the solution. I'm sure we can find one (1) supporter somewhere in Illinois!

YOu don't want it to be a supporter. You want it to be somebody totally unconnected to Paul.

[BigByrd47119]

YOu don't want it to be a supporter. You want it to be somebody totally unconnected to Paul.

So...why doesn't someone support Mitt for the day?

[brushfire]

Man, it seems like its too late getting close to too late. This was the best I could scratch up.

He filed ~4pm on January 6th. This shows there are 5 business days to challenge

http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/PDF/2012CanGuide.pdf



OBJECTIONS TO NOMINATING PAPERS
FILING Nomination papers shall be deemed to be valid unless objections are filed
OBJECTION in writing, an original and one copy, within five business days after the
PETITION: last day for the filing of nomination papers. The last day to file an objection will depend on the filing period. (See SBE Election and Campaign Finance Calendar for 2012.) The objection shall be filed with the SBE, the election authority or local election official with whom the original nomination petition was filed. [10 ILCS 5/7-13, 10-8]
PROCESSING Not later than 12 noon on the second business day after receipt of an
OBJECTION: objector’s petition, the State Board of Elections, the election authority or local election official shall transmit by registered mail or receipted personal delivery the Certificate of Nomination or nomination papers and the original objector’s petition to the chairman of the proper electoral board designated in Section 10-9, or his/her authorized agent, and shall transmit a copy of the objector’s petition, by registered mail or receipted personal delivery, to the candidate whose Certificate of Nomination or nomination papers are objected to, addressed to the place of residence designated in said Certificate of Nomination or nominating papers.


State Board of Elections: 1020 South Spring, Springfield, IL 62704
P.O. Box 4187, Springfield, IL 62708
(use P. O. box for mailing)

[ord33]

Get one of the lesser known candidates that are trying to get on the ballot (or are on the ballot) to challenge. Like the Vermin Supreme of Illinois for example.