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| September 14, 2012 |
Libertarian Party ticket wins a round in Pa. ballot challenge as presidential candidate visits
PETER JACKSON Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Libertarian Party won an important round in a
challenge of its nominating papers, boosting the chances that its ticket
will stay on the Pennsylvania ballot.
A three-judge panel of the state Commonwealth Court ruled 2-1 on Thursday that signatures of about 9,000 voters are valid even though they listed addresses that do not match those in the statewide voter registry.
Challengers backed by the Republican Party argued in court this week that all those signatures should be disqualified, which could have knocked out Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, who said Friday he plans to visit the state next week.
Analysts have said GOP officials are concerned that a Libertarian candidate would siphon votes from Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
"My clients are very happy," said attorney Paul Rossi, who is representing the Libertarians. "I'm confident that we're going to be on the ballot" in the Nov. 6 election.
Both sides said Friday they plan to jointly appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The challengers want the justices to overturn the mismatched-address ruling, while the Libertarians are appealing the panel's 2-1 decision to disqualify nearly 1,500 voters who omitted the year from the date they signed the petition.
About 13,000 signatures remain in contention.
It will mark Johnson's third campaign swing through Pennsylvania, according to his campaign. He met with campaign volunteers in Philadelphia last month and attended the Libertarian state convention in Wilkes-Barre in April, said spokesman Joe Hunter.
Pennsylvania's ballot lists not only Johnson but the Libertarian candidates for other statewide offices that include U.S. Senate and state attorney general.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, a Massachusetts physician, qualified for the without being challenged. The Constitution Party sought to qualify its presidential candidate, but abandoned the effort during a GOP-backed challenge.
A three-judge panel of the state Commonwealth Court ruled 2-1 on Thursday that signatures of about 9,000 voters are valid even though they listed addresses that do not match those in the statewide voter registry.
Challengers backed by the Republican Party argued in court this week that all those signatures should be disqualified, which could have knocked out Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, who said Friday he plans to visit the state next week.
Analysts have said GOP officials are concerned that a Libertarian candidate would siphon votes from Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
"My clients are very happy," said attorney Paul Rossi, who is representing the Libertarians. "I'm confident that we're going to be on the ballot" in the Nov. 6 election.
Both sides said Friday they plan to jointly appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The challengers want the justices to overturn the mismatched-address ruling, while the Libertarians are appealing the panel's 2-1 decision to disqualify nearly 1,500 voters who omitted the year from the date they signed the petition.
About 13,000 signatures remain in contention.
Barring a reversal of the Commonwealth Court ruling, Rossi said, the Libertarians need to affirm the validity of 620 more signatures to reach the 20,601 they need to remain on the ballot.Johnson, a former Republican governor of New Mexico, plans to kick off a national tour of college campuses Monday at West Chester University. The Libertarian Party standard-bearer plans to speak and answer questions from the audience.
It will mark Johnson's third campaign swing through Pennsylvania, according to his campaign. He met with campaign volunteers in Philadelphia last month and attended the Libertarian state convention in Wilkes-Barre in April, said spokesman Joe Hunter.
Pennsylvania's ballot lists not only Johnson but the Libertarian candidates for other statewide offices that include U.S. Senate and state attorney general.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, a Massachusetts physician, qualified for the without being challenged. The Constitution Party sought to qualify its presidential candidate, but abandoned the effort during a GOP-backed challenge.
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GOP elector won't vote for Romney and resigns
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| Ginger Gibson, national political reporter for Politico, right, offers two pieces of her birthday cake to Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as they fly to Long Island, NY, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) |
AMES, Iowa — A
Republican appointed to the Electoral College, Melinda Wadsley was
expected to cast her vote for Mitt Romney if he won the state of Iowa in
the presidential election.
"I have always been a straight-ticket Republican, and for the first time in my life I am an undecided voter, therefore, I need to resign my position as a Republican presidential elector," Wadsley said in an email exchange with The Associated Press.
Iowa GOP Chairman A.J. Spiker said in a statement Thursday that the state party's central committee would begin the process of selecting a replacement, essentially allowing the party to confirm a die-hard Romney supporter.
A mother of three in Ames, Wadsley was one of three electors featured in an AP story published early Thursday that noted some GOP electors were unsure they would vote for Romney if he won their states on Nov. 6. They had expressed frustration at how Republican leaders have worked to suppress Paul's conservative movement and his legion of loyal supporters.
"They've never given Ron Paul a fair shot, and I'm disgusted with that," Wadsley told the AP for the story that preceded her resignation. "I'd like to show them how disgusted I am."
Each party chooses people to serve as electors in the 50 states. In December, electors convene in each state capital to officially select the president and vice president.
Occasionally a so-called faithless elector decides not to vote or to vote for someone other than the winner. The defection of multiple electors would be unprecedented in modern American politics.
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