[EL] 3 Republican presidential candidates prefer to pay $5, 000 to getting 296 signatures

[Richard Winger]

Yes, 1% of the number of registered Republicans in D.C.

Richard Winger

415-922-9779

PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147

--- On Thu, 1/5/12, Vince Leibowitz <vince.leibowitz at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Vince Leibowitz <vince.leibowitz at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [EL] 3 Republican presidential candidates prefer to pay $5, 000 to getting 296 signatures
To: richardwinger at yahoo.com
Cc: law-election at uci.edu
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 2:07 PM

Where do they come up with the idea of 296 valid signatures? Is that the percentage of a particular previous turnout in another election, as it is in some states, or is that just an arbitrary number?

V


On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com> wrote:

http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/01/05/newt-gingrich-ron-paul-and-rick-perry-all-pay-5000-extra-instead-of-getting-296-valid-signatures-in-d-c/

 
I think this behavior shows how onerous even a small petition requirement can be.

Richard Winger
415-922-9779

PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
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