Topic - Board Of Elections

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  Cuccinelli asks Va. Supreme Court to intervene in redistricting suit

  Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit filed over congressional redistricting, after a circuit court judge Tuesday refused to dismiss the case.

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  Email: Virginia GOP to drop 'loyalty oath'

  The Republican Party of Virginia will not require voters to sign a pledge of intent to support the party's nominee in the general election before being allowed to vote in the March 6 primary, according to an e-mail from the state Board of Elections obtained by The Washington Times.

• What's Up with That: Ballot suit also the Judge Gibney show

  The outcome of Friday's ruling on Virginia's ballot access lawsuit couldn't have been too much fun for the campaigns of Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum or Jon Huntsman Jr.

• IN OTHER WORDS: Judging Judge Gibney in Virginia

  The outcome of Friday's ruling on Virginia's ballot access lawsuit couldn't have been too much fun for the campaigns of Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum or Jon Huntsman Jr.

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  GOP candidates take step toward landing on Virginia ballot

  There is a "strong likelihood" that part of Virginia's ballot access requirements will be ruled unconstitutional, a federal judge said Tuesday, handing a preliminary victory to Republican presidential candidates trying to get onto the state's March 6 primary ballot.

• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No one is stopping Virginia voters

  I was amazed by the statement this week in The Washington Times by Virginia State Delegate David L. Englin, Alexandria Democrat ("Eyes turn to Virginia as state weighs voter ID law," Web, Jan. 2). He is quoted as saying, "There is a concerted effort around the country to make it more difficult, for particularly young people and minorities, to vote." Wouldn't you expect him to have evidence to support such a claim? He doesn't have any.

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  Three GOP candidates join Perry lawsuit in Va.

  Three Republican presidential contenders — including Rick Santorum, fresh off a strong performance in Iowa — intervened in a lawsuit Wednesday in a eleventh-hour effort to get their names on Virginia's March 6 presidential primary ballot.

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  Cuccinelli backs away from call for fast fix to ballot law

  Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II backed away Sunday from a call to fix the state's ballot access law in time to change the ballot for the March 6 Republican presidential primary, while reaffirming his support to make a fix for future elections.

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  Cuccinelli backs emergency bill to widen Va. GOP primary field

  Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II is urging the General Assembly to pass emergency legislation to allow more Republican candidates to qualify for the March 6 GOP presidential primary — the latest salvo in a controversy over ballot access that has erupted in the last week.

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  Perry gets time to have name put on Va. ballot

  A noticeably skeptical federal judge has given the presidential campaign of Gov. Rick Perry and the state of Virginia a little more than a week to lay out their arguments in Mr. Perry's lawsuit seeking to get his name onto the state's March 6 primary ballot.

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  Drawing puts Paul first on Virginia GOP primary ballot

  A drawing by the state Board of Elections puts Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul first on the ballot for Virginia's March 6 primary.

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  Perry sues for spot on ballot in Va. after signature shortfall

  Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that a paid worker turned in fraudulent signatures to try to get him on the ballot in Virginia, while Texas. Gov. Rick Perry stepped up his legal effort to be included in the Old Dominion's March 6 primary.

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  Effort to recall D.C. Mayor Gray set to begin

  Ward 6 resident Frederick Butler says he is ready to hit the pavement once D.C. voters get the green light next week to start the recall process against Mayor Vincent C. Gray and other city politicians finishing a tumultuous year.

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  GOP: Gingrich, Perry won't be on Va. ballot

  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry failed to garner enough signatures to meet Virginia's stringent requirements to appear on the state's GOP primary ballot, leaving former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul as the only Republican candidates to qualify in the crucial swing state.

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  Perry fails to qualify for Va. ballot; Gingrich also could fall short

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry failed to garner enough signatures to appear on the GOP presidential primary ballot in Virginia, leaving former Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul as the only Republican candidates to qualify for the ballot in the crucial swing state as of early Friday evening.

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