Section 34-708A of the Idaho election law says an independent presidential candidate must not be “affiliated” with a political party. On August 11, the Idaho Secretary of State determined that this law does not prohibit Darrell Castle, Constitution Party presidential nominee, from qualifying as an independent presidential candidate in Idaho. On August 3, the Secretary of State had come to the opposite conclusion, but Castle persuaded the Secretary of State to reverse his ruling. Castle expects to submit his independent petition next week. The law requires 1,000 signatures, due August 24. See this newspaper story.
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Edited By Richard Winger
Good for Castle. He presented really good points as to why their rejection of his petition was unfair.
Congrats to Castle. It’ll be interesting to see Copeland Vs. Castle in the final tally.
Floyd will not be amused.
Actually, Mr. Becker, I do find the matter to be amusing.
Man, I new you’d be on top of this. Alrightey then, let the games begin.
There’s an intra-office “dynamic” at the Idaho Secretary of State, so to speak, which may explain the see-saw.
Some clearly saw the injustice of what the Castle-tution Party has attempted to foist by clique thuggery.
As for “being” on the ballot as an independent, that is not (to my knowledge)a done deal. Procedures exist, as do certain logistics, in certification. We’ll see.