According to this story, Newt Gingrich’s Virginia presidential primary petition, like Rick Perry’s petition, did not have enough valid signatures. Virginia requires 10,000 signatures for access to a presidential primary ballot, the nation’s most difficult presidential primary petition requirement that … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
On December 23, the Republican Party of Virginia determined that Rick Perry’s petition to be on that state’s presidential primary ballot does not have enough valid signatures. See this story. Governor Perry is one of only two Governors, in the … Continue reading
On December 23, the U.S. Justice Department’s Voting Rights Section refused to pre-clear South Carolina’s new law, requiring voters at the polls to show a government photo-ID that hasn’t expired. South Carolina is one of the states covered by section … Continue reading
On December 22, Donald Trump changed his party registration from “Republican” to “independent.” In previous decades he had at various times been a Republican, and other times a Democrat, but this is the first time he has ever been registered … Continue reading
Every week, the Americans Elect web page shows the new weekly national signature total, for all states combined. This week’s tally is 2,313,079, and increase of 60,042 signatures in the past week. The effort seems to be accelerating.
According to this news story, the Virginia Republican Party started the petition validation process on Friday, December 23, and is using volunteers. … Continue reading