Constitution Party of Virginia plans to file ballot access petition early

By Austin Battenberg on July 16, 2012 11:01 AM

From an article posted on Ballot Access News, on July 13, 2012:

Virginia petitions to place independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, are due August 24. The Constitution Party petition will be submitted on Monday, July 16, and will contain approximately 14,000 signatures. The requirement is 10,000, with at least 400 in each U.S. House district.

When a group turns in a Virginia petition with more than the minimum number of signatures, election officials then start to check the signatures. Groups are permitted to then turn in additional signatures. Therefore, it is advantageous for a group to submit at least 10,000 signatures early in the process, because then they can learn how many more they need, if any, and avoid collecting signatures unnecessarily.

See the original article here.

Austin Battenberg

Austin Battenberg was born and raised as a Californian. After living for several years in Virginia, Austin now lives in El Dorado, California with his wife and son. A strong believer in individual rights and the non-aggression principle.

6 Comments

Ad Hoc July 26, 2012
Is it official yet?
Cody Quirk July 24, 2012
Sweet.
Ad Hoc July 19, 2012
Goode job!
Matt Cholko July 16, 2012
He would need to get 10%, which ain’t gonna happen. VA is a battleground state. Even with his name recognition here, I’d be shocked if Goode got more than 0.5% on election day.
Kevin July 16, 2012
He turned in 14,375 signatures today!
C James Madison July 16, 2012
If this gets approved, what is the vote percentage requirement Goode must receive in Va. in November for the Constitution Party to maintain ballot access for the next 4 years?

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