The Oregonian‘s politics blog says the Peace Party, “which may be the vehicle for getting Ralph Nader on the ballot” in the state, came up “short about 2,500 valid signatures for qualifying.” A spokesman for the secretary of state’s office “said backers of the party have indicated they will continue gathering signatures.” In addition, “minor parties don’t necessarily need to hold a convention — which requires 10 days notice — to nominate candidates. They could, for example, write bylaws allowing a nominating process by email. So this could give the party more flexibility to qualify a candidate before the Aug. 26 deadline for getting on the November ballot.”