Virginia GOP tries legal tactic to force Democrat McAuliffe off the ballot for governor
Source: Washington Post
RICHMOND The Republican Party of Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to remove Democrat Terry McAuliffe from the ballot for governor because his signature is missing from a candidate form he submitted to the state in March.
Republicans touted the lawsuit on social media, but a similar suit against McAuliffe argued last week by a pair of Virginia voters failed to persuade a Richmond judge to halt the printing of ballots for the November election.
The state GOP filed its suit in Richmond Circuit Court against the state Department of Elections, the Board of Elections and several elections officials, citing McAuliffes Declaration of Candidacy form, on which the space for McAuliffes signature is blank.
Elsewhere on the form, two Democratic operatives signed as witnesses, which the GOP says is a violation because of the missing McAuliffe signature. The form was submitted on March 8 as McAuliffe entered the Democratic primary, which he won three months later.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-governor-mcauliffe-signature-lawsuit/2021/08/26/6318e82e-06a6-11ec-8c3f-3526f81b233b_story.html
they worked as hard FOR THE PEOPLE as they work to eff everything up, we could be living in paradise
cstanleytech
(26,082 posts)if some of their voting base was actively engaged in doing as they have a rather large number it seems that are fucking nuts.
Faux pas
(14,583 posts)they are all mentally ill speed freaks, like the hump.
belpejic
(720 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)Is Youngkin still too cowardly to debate?
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)'Your Honor, he signed in disappearing invisible ink.'
OldBaldy1701E
(4,968 posts)Ragingly affirm that you DID sign it and even when they show you the empty line, triple down on your claim. THAT is the rethug way!
Mysterian
(4,524 posts)Not McAuliffe's biggest fan - but he would win.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)blue. When he is is done...hope Northam runs again...both really good governors.
Polybius
(15,239 posts)I've never seen anything like it anywhere else.