The Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office earlier said “No” to the Libertarian Party’s request that the actual presidential nominee, Bob Barr, be substituted for the party’s petition stand-in presidential candidate, George Phillies. However, the Secretary of State’s office had not been aware, when that decision was made, that previous rulings from that office had said presidential substitution is permitted. Also, the Secretary of State’s office had not remembered that Massachusetts permitted vice-presidential substitution in 1980. The office now knows these things, and will re-examine the matter.