Pennsylvania Rejects Presidential Petition for Randall Terry

August 1 was the petition deadline for Pennsylvania independent candidate petitions, and petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties.  The Department accepted the petitions of the Libertarian, Green, We the People, and Socialism & Liberation Parties.

The Department rejected the petition of the Constitution Party, because some of the presidential elector candidates did not submit a timely declaration of candidacy.  However, in the past, Pennsylvania has permitted presidential candidates to be on the November ballot even if they did not have a full slate of presidential elector candidates.  No state law says a presidential candidate must submit a full slate of electors.  The Constitution Party will submit evidence on past practices and will try to get the decision reversed.

UPDATE:  the American Solidarity Party petition was also rejected for the same reason.


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Pennsylvania Rejects Presidential Petition for Randall Terry — 14 Comments

  1. This is a break for Trump. Although I think the state will be decided, one way or another, by more votes than Terry would have gotten.

  2. What happened with the Cornel West petition?

    What happened with the Prohibition Party petition?

    What happened with the Liberal Party petition?

  3. What’s your source on Joel Skousen dropping out? He’s only on the ballot in two states, right? Pretty much irrelevant anyway.

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