tsai3904
03-18-2012, 05:22 PM
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74152.html
Mitt Romney’s vaunted organization nearly failed him in Illinois, where he only remained eligible for delegates on the ballot after a negotiated truce between his campaign and Rick Santorum’s people.
The problems stem from the campaign relying on Illinois state Treasurer Dan Rutherford. He struggled to acquire enough signatures to qualify for Romney’s delegates and then had the statement of candidacy notarized out of state, a violation of state election rules.
Had Santorum’s campaign gone through with their challenge to his petitions, the error could have led to disqualifying Romney from winning any of the state’s delegates.
More at link above.
Mitt Romney’s vaunted organization nearly failed him in Illinois, where he only remained eligible for delegates on the ballot after a negotiated truce between his campaign and Rick Santorum’s people.
The problems stem from the campaign relying on Illinois state Treasurer Dan Rutherford. He struggled to acquire enough signatures to qualify for Romney’s delegates and then had the statement of candidacy notarized out of state, a violation of state election rules.
Had Santorum’s campaign gone through with their challenge to his petitions, the error could have led to disqualifying Romney from winning any of the state’s delegates.
More at link above.