John McCain and Barack Obama Miss Filing Deadline in Texas
As astute reader Jim reports in a response to a totally unrelated post, both John McCain and Barack Obama have missed their chance to run for President of the United States of America in Texas.
Bob Barr is quick to report that this leaves Bob Barr as the sole candidate whom voters may elect in Texas…
In a press release sent from Bob Barr 2008, Russ Verney said, "Unless the state of Texas violates their own election laws, Congressman Barr will be the only presidential candidate on the ballot," adding that "Texas law makes no exceptions for missing deadlines."
Update (Dennis): Assuming this is for real, and is actually respected by Texas election officials, it's a nightmare for John McCain, who needs needs needs Texas' electoral votes.
But there's no reason to believe that Texas would be so hard-nosed in the rules if it will lose the country a Republican president.
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Nope, they should be good to go.
http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/2008/08/on-the-texas-ba.html
Nope, Texas election law is clear. The name of the president and vice president was required yesterday.
McCain has not even announced his VP pick so how in the heck could he have filed? The Texas SoS stated that they filed an intent to file and would amend later, Huh?
Sorry, da law's da law.
No filing, not ballot line.
I'd believe the SOS of TX if they produced these so called filings they've found.
The ballot in TX looks like this from the SOS office,…
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/2008gensbs.shtml
It sounds like the SOS is about to commit perjury and fraud. If not, the documents should be readily available for review. I can't help it the Dems and Repubs set the dates, and rules and deadlines, and can't abide by them.
They still have until the 31st to file as write-in candidates. Obama is official, but McCain won't be by then.
NotForObama August 27, 2008 10:02 AM PDT
Proof Barack Obama is an Elitis,
He has no Agenda, he answers no hard question,, He got Biden to give him more credibility ,,, Obama Stole the Presidential Seal ,,to call his own, I guess he thought he is Hitler for a second,
Now as we are speaking Obama is changing the stage,,,at the convention center, to a ROMAN THEME,
Now Barack Obama THinks he is Julius Caesar or worst He think he is the 2nd Coming of Christ,,,
The Ego on Barack Obama is getting worst and worst,, and its Barack Obama who wont let this go…
Soon He going to have some try to knight him, go for a dictator ship, what is next with Barack Obama,