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[Soulless65]

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The Maryland Court of Appeals has unanimously rejected an attempt by the Libertarian and Green parties to get their candidates back on the state ballot by petition, narrowly interpreting the high court’s own rulings on what constitutes valid petition signatures.

In its 7-0 decision released Monday, the court overruled a Circuit Court judge and upheld the State Board of Elections’ rejection of thousands of signatures on petitions to permit the two minor parties to be back on this year’s ballot.

The two parties were forced to go the petition route after neither gained 1% of the votes for governor in the 2010 election – 18,759 votes. When that happens they must again gather the signatures of at least 10,000 registered voters to win a place on the ballot for their candidates, who are nominated by party conventions.

Ironically, the Libertarian Party now has a record 10,065 registered voters in Maryland. Its gubernatorial nominee, Susan Gaztanaga, got 14,187 votes in the 2010 election won by Democrat Martin O’Malley.

Appeals court rejects ballot access petitions for Libertarians, Greens – MarylandReporter.com

Well it's looks like I'm not going vote this November

 

[Oddball]

Maybe Maryland should've hired the people who verified the recall petitions in Wisconsin.

 

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Courts of Appeal building in Annapolis
The Maryland Court of Appeals has unanimously rejected an attempt by the Libertarian and Green parties to get their candidates back on the state ballot by petition, narrowly interpreting the high court’s own rulings on what constitutes valid petition signatures.

In its 7-0 decision released Monday, the court overruled a Circuit Court judge and upheld the State Board of Elections’ rejection of thousands of signatures on petitions to permit the two minor parties to be back on this year’s ballot.

The two parties were forced to go the petition route after neither gained 1% of the votes for governor in the 2010 election – 18,759 votes. When that happens they must again gather the signatures of at least 10,000 registered voters to win a place on the ballot for their candidates, who are nominated by party conventions.

Ironically, the Libertarian Party now has a record 10,065 registered voters in Maryland. Its gubernatorial nominee, Susan Gaztanaga, got 14,187 votes in the 2010 election won by Democrat Martin O’Malley.

Appeals court rejects ballot access petitions for Libertarians, Greens – MarylandReporter.com

Well it's looks like I'm not going vote this November

Absolutely shameful... Even Santorum and Gingrinch couldn't figure out how to get on ballots. For anyone to say that we have 2 parties because that's what the people want -- they are deluded in their logic and reasoning. It's corrupt, It's antiquated, and it's repressive..

 

[Soulless65]

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Courts of Appeal building in Annapolis
The Maryland Court of Appeals has unanimously rejected an attempt by the Libertarian and Green parties to get their candidates back on the state ballot by petition, narrowly interpreting the high court’s own rulings on what constitutes valid petition signatures.

In its 7-0 decision released Monday, the court overruled a Circuit Court judge and upheld the State Board of Elections’ rejection of thousands of signatures on petitions to permit the two minor parties to be back on this year’s ballot.

The two parties were forced to go the petition route after neither gained 1% of the votes for governor in the 2010 election – 18,759 votes. When that happens they must again gather the signatures of at least 10,000 registered voters to win a place on the ballot for their candidates, who are nominated by party conventions.

Ironically, the Libertarian Party now has a record 10,065 registered voters in Maryland. Its gubernatorial nominee, Susan Gaztanaga, got 14,187 votes in the 2010 election won by Democrat Martin O’Malley.

Appeals court rejects ballot access petitions for Libertarians, Greens – MarylandReporter.com

Well it's looks like I'm not going vote this November

Absolutely shameful... Even Santorum and Gingrinch couldn't figure out how to get on ballots. For anyone to say that we have 2 parties because that's what the people want -- they are deluded in their logic and reasoning. It's corrupt, It's antiquated, and it's repressive..

Republican vs Democrat Who ever wins we lose