{"id":1868,"date":"2011-12-27T20:53:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T01:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=1868"},"modified":"2011-12-27T20:54:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T01:54:28","slug":"rick-perry-sues-virginia-board-of-elections-and-state-republican-chair-to-get-on-the-primary-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/27\/rick-perry-sues-virginia-board-of-elections-and-state-republican-chair-to-get-on-the-primary-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Perry files lawsuit against Virginia Board of Elections and state Republican chair to get on the primary ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Medium Rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8584504377\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Things are looking better for Mitt Romney by the day . . .<\/p>\n<p>In the latest from the Republican <del datetime=\"2011-12-28T01:27:26+00:00\">circus<\/del> primary, Texas Governor Rick Perry has filed a federal lawsuit to get onto the Virginia ballot, even though his campaign collected 3000 to 4000 less than the 10,000 petition signatures required and even though Perry is a champion of states&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the entire lawsuit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rickperry.org\/content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Perry-VA-Ballot-Access.pdf?utm_medium=Email&#038;utm_source=ExactTarget&#038;utm_campaign=pressRelease\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, but I&#8217;ll append a few key passages here.<\/p>\n<p>Page 1:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1869\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/27\/rick-perry-sues-virginia-board-of-elections-and-state-republican-chair-to-get-on-the-primary-ballot\/screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8-32-45-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png?fit=641%2C888\" data-orig-size=\"641,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-27 at 8.32.45 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png?fit=216%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png?fit=594%2C823\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png?resize=594%2C823\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-27 at 8.32.45 PM\" width=\"594\" height=\"823\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png?w=641 641w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png?resize=216%2C300 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Page 4, where the lawsuit admits that &#8220;over 6,000&#8221; valid signatures were submitted (the primary requires 10,000):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.35.35-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1870\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/27\/rick-perry-sues-virginia-board-of-elections-and-state-republican-chair-to-get-on-the-primary-ballot\/screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8-35-35-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.35.35-PM.png?fit=611%2C412\" data-orig-size=\"611,412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-27 at 8.35.35 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.35.35-PM.png?fit=300%2C202\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.35.35-PM.png?fit=594%2C401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.35.35-PM.png?resize=594%2C401\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-27 at 8.35.35 PM\" width=\"594\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.35.35-PM.png?w=611 611w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.35.35-PM.png?resize=300%2C202 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>From the 7th and final page, where Perry asks for compensation for attorneys&#8217; fees and &#8220;reasonable costs&#8221;:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.37.43-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1871\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/27\/rick-perry-sues-virginia-board-of-elections-and-state-republican-chair-to-get-on-the-primary-ballot\/screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8-37-43-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.37.43-PM.png?fit=607%2C107\" data-orig-size=\"607,107\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-27 at 8.37.43 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.37.43-PM.png?fit=300%2C52\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.37.43-PM.png?fit=594%2C105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.37.43-PM.png?resize=594%2C105\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-27 at 8.37.43 PM\" width=\"594\" height=\"105\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.37.43-PM.png?w=607 607w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.37.43-PM.png?resize=300%2C52 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are some cases cited as precedent, but I&#8217;m guessing that individual political party primaries are not covered by those cases. <\/p>\n<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; 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In the latest from the Republican circus primary, Texas Governor Rick Perry has filed a federal lawsuit to get onto the Virginia ballot, even though his campaign&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/12\/27\/rick-perry-sues-virginia-board-of-elections-and-state-republican-chair-to-get-on-the-primary-ballot\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-27-at-8.32.45-PM.png?fit=641%2C888","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1gN9R-u8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1868"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}