JustTheNews: The Republican Party of Virginia is suing the Department of Elections to get the Democratic candidate for governor, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, removed from general election ballots.
Per the complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Richmond City, Republicans allege McAuliffe failed to include his signature on his declaration for his candidacy. The lawsuit alleges that disqualifies him from appearing on the ballot and any inclusion of his name on any ballot would violate state law.
The relevant law, Code 24.2-520, does not explicitly state a signature is required to appear on the general ballot. However, it does state candidates must declare their candidacies on a form prescribed by the state board. The form includes a box that specifically asks for the signature of the candidate. more
This combination of “lawfare” and “make them live by their own rules” is just what McAwful and team deserve.
I have two questions.
1. from an old judge RIP) “yes, but is the candidate signature marked as being ‘required’, or does just ‘ask”?” I loved discussing those points of law with him,
2. How do you get 2 witnesses to the document if it isn’t even signed?