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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is intervening in his state's presidential primary dispute and plans to file emergency legislation to address the inability of most Republican presidential candidates to get their name on the ballot, Fox News has learned.
Meanwhile, four GOP candidates on Saturday joined fellow candidate Rick Perry's lawsuit against the state, urging the Board of Elections to either allow them on the ballot or at least refrain from taking any action until a Jan. 13 court hearing.
Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul qualified for the Virginia primary, a contest with 49 delegates up for grabs. Perry and the four candidates joining the lawsuit -- Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman -- did not.
The failure of other candidates to qualify led to complaints that the 10,000-signature requirement is too stringent. Cuccinelli, who is a Republican, shared the concerns and plans to take them to the legislature while the candidates work through the courts.
"Recent events have underscored that our system is "deficient," he said in a statement Saturday. "Virginia owes her citizens a better process. We can do it in time for the March primary if we resolve to do so quickly."
Cuccinelli's proposal is expected to state that if the Virginia Board of Elections certifies that a candidate is receiving federal matching funds, or has qualified to receive them, that candidate will upon request be automatically added to the ballot.
Two former Democratic attorneys general are backing the move, along with a former Democratic state party chairman and a former Republican state party chairman.
Former state Attorney General Tony Troy called the Virginia process a "legal and constitutional embarrassment." Fellow former top Virginia prosecutor Steve Rosenthal said: "This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. If it takes emergency legislation, then we need to do it.
The rules were also drawn up by yours truly- the GO(B)P 
Deal w/ it asswipes. 
I thought rightards were all about rules?
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But only one party is acting like a whining ass crybaby.I thought rightards were all about rules?
You may want to read the article again--the DNC and GOP are under the same primary regulations in Virginia---and that's why both party chairman have commented-& both are supporting the republican state attorney general in this emergency action.-
I thought rightards were all about rules?
I thought rightards were all about rules?
It seems there are unintended consequences to making hard-assed election laws.
It seems there are unintended consequences to making hard-assed election laws.
The failure of other candidates to qualify led to complaints that the 10,000-signature requirement is too stringent. Cuccinelli, who is a Republican, shared the concerns and plans to take them to the legislature while the candidates work through the courts.
"Recent events have underscored that our system is deficient," he said in a statement Saturday. "Virginia owes her citizens a better process. We can do it in time for the March primary if we resolve to do so quickly."
Cuccinelli's proposal is expected to state that if the Virginia Board of Elections certifies that a candidate is receiving federal matching funds, or has qualified to receive them, that candidate will upon request be automatically added to the ballot.
Two former Democratic attorneys general are backing the move, along with a former Democratic state party chairman and a former Republican state party chairman.
Former state Attorney General Tony Troy called the Virginia process a "legal and constitutional embarrassment." Fellow former top Virginia prosecutor Steve Rosenthal said: "This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. If it takes emergency legislation, then we need to do it.
But only one party is acting like a whining ass crybaby.I thought rightards were all about rules?
You may want to read the article again--the DNC and GOP are under the same primary regulations in Virginia---and that's why both party chairman have commented-& both are supporting the republican state attorney general in this emergency action.-
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is intervening in his state's presidential primary dispute and plans to file emergency legislation to address the inability of most Republican presidential candidates to get their name on the ballot, Fox News has learned.
Meanwhile, four GOP candidates on Saturday joined fellow candidate Rick Perry's lawsuit against the state, urging the Board of Elections to either allow them on the ballot or at least refrain from taking any action until a Jan. 13 court hearing.
Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul qualified for the Virginia primary, a contest with 49 delegates up for grabs. Perry and the four candidates joining the lawsuit -- Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman -- did not.
The failure of other candidates to qualify led to complaints that the 10,000-signature requirement is too stringent. Cuccinelli, who is a Republican, shared the concerns and plans to take them to the legislature while the candidates work through the courts.
"Recent events have underscored that our system is "deficient," he said in a statement Saturday. "Virginia owes her citizens a better process. We can do it in time for the March primary if we resolve to do so quickly."
Cuccinelli's proposal is expected to state that if the Virginia Board of Elections certifies that a candidate is receiving federal matching funds, or has qualified to receive them, that candidate will upon request be automatically added to the ballot.
Two former Democratic attorneys general are backing the move, along with a former Democratic state party chairman and a former Republican state party chairman.
Former state Attorney General Tony Troy called the Virginia process a "legal and constitutional embarrassment." Fellow former top Virginia prosecutor Steve Rosenthal said: "This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. If it takes emergency legislation, then we need to do it.
Virginia AG Intervenes In GOP Ballot Dispute As Blocked Candidates Join Suit | Fox News
The current and past attorney general's along with both party chairman have now jumped into this issue--as to why 5 out of 7 GOP Presidential candidates did not make it on Virginia's primary ballot. Now the only question is--will this issue be settled before primary ballots are to be mailed out by Jan. 21st?
why 5 out of 7 GOP Presidential candidates did not make it on Virginia's primary ballot.[/B]
why 5 out of 7 GOP Presidential candidates did not make it on Virginia's primary ballot.[/B]
It takes 3 attorneys general to figure out why this happened? I could have saved them so much time. The reason it happened is because some of the candidates didn't get enough signatures to be on the ballot, and some of then didn't even try to get on the ballot.
I'm not arguing for or against the law; just stating the facts.
The state of Virginia CHANGED ballot access rules last month over a law suit in October 2011.
What this state did was brew up a pot of stew in 2004 for their democrat and republican primaries--didn't enforce those laws--until they got sued into doing it in October of this year. If not for this law suit--all candidates would have qualified for their primary ballot.
why 5 out of 7 GOP Presidential candidates did not make it on Virginia's primary ballot.[/B]
It takes 3 attorneys general to figure out why this happened? I could have saved them so much time. The reason it happened is because some of the candidates didn't get enough signatures to be on the ballot, and some of then didn't even try to get on the ballot.
I'm not arguing for or against the law; just stating the facts.
So candidates who didn't even attempt to get on the ballot are filing suit? That's such bullcrap.
If you dont like the law change it. But until it's changed we should be obeying it. Tough luck to those fools who didnt bother following it.
So candidates who didn't even attempt to get on the ballot are filing suit? That's such bullcrap.
If you dont like the law change it. But until it's changed we should be obeying it. Tough luck to those fools who didnt bother following it.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/four-gop-candidates-join-perrys-lawsuit-to-get-on-va-primary-ballot/Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announced Saturday they were joining Perry‘s lawsuit charging that Virginia’s ballot rules are unconstitutional.
The suit is challenging Virginia’s rules that determine who can appear on the primary ballot: To qualify in the state, candidates must submit 10,000 signatures from registered Virginia voters, including at least 400 from each of 11 congressional districts — a bar some say only the best-funded campaigns can meet.
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Perry said the statutes of Virginia law that regulate access to the ballot were “among the most onerous in the nation and severely restrict who may obtain petition signatures.”
The Virginia Republican Party announced last week that both Perry and Gingrich failed to submit the required number of signatures and therefore were disqualified from the ballot. Bachmann, Huntsman and Santorum opted not to file any paperwork at all, leaving former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul the only GOP presidential candidates to qualify.
