California Congressman Withdrawal Raises Election Law Puzzle

On March 10, Republican Congressman Elton Gallegly of California announced that he has a medical condition that will prevent him from running for re-election. He had already filed to be on the Republican primary ballot, and March 10 was the deadline for candidates to file to run in a primary.

California law says if an incumbent fails to file for re-election, the primary filing deadline is extended 5 days. However, that law doesn’t apply, since Gallegly already did file. California does not permit withdrawals. Prominent California Republicans who live in that district would like to run to replace Gallegly, but it is too late for them to get on the ballot. There may be write-in campaigns in the primary. The California primary is June 6.


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California Congressman Withdrawal Raises Election Law Puzzle — 1 Comment

  1. Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of thugs. The Democans and the Republicrats make the anti ‘others’ rules, then get stuck in the muck themselves.

    These creeps rejoice any time the start up competition stumbles or falls!

    News from the Carolinas:

    Jack Stewart wrote:

    > To: FAIRELECTIONSCOALITION@yahoogroups.com
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    > Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:08:26 -0500
    > Labor Party ballot access update
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    > ban@richardwinger.com
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    > > The Labor Party expects to turn in its South
    > Carolina
    > > party petition in mid-April 2006.
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    > Apparently the Labor Party does not bother to
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    > the Labor Party News or subscribe to the Party
    > Builder news and
    > information list. There was no corrections in
    > the March editions. Not
    > that it is relevant to this list, but it
    > doesn’t inspire confidence or
    > trust.
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