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September 09, 2004
Nader | Nader off the ballot in Florida

A Leon County circuit judge issued an emergency order Wednesday night removing Ralph Nader from the Florida Presidential ballot.

Less than 11 hours before Secretary of State Glenda Hood is supposed to certify the ballots for 67 counties - which signals elections supervisors to mail thousands of ballots to Floridians overseas, including troops in Iraq - Davey ruled that the Reform Party is no longer a real political party. Therefore, he held that Nader’s certification as the Reform candidate did not meet Florida laws, which require a presidential candidate to get nearly 100,000 voter signatures or be nominated by a national convention.

The ruling could be reversed on appeal.



Posted by Solonor at September 9, 2004 02:51 PM | TrackBack
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They going to kick Kerry off the ballot for the same reason.

Seriously, if this sticks, it’s gonna hurt.

Posted by: samuelv [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 9, 2004 03:53 PM

Remind me again which party is disenfranchising voters? Hint: it doesn’t start with an R.

Posted by: SDN [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 9, 2004 08:59 PM

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