Nader to Appeal Split Ohio Supreme Court Ruling

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Nader to Appeal Split Ohio Supreme Court Ruling

Story Posted on Friday, October 22nd, 2004

Washington, DC:The Nader/Camejo campaign submitted nearly 15,000 signatures in Ohio to meet a 5000 signature requirement. Until September 28th, Nader/Camejo was on the ballot with more than 6,464 valid signatures in Ohio to meet a 5000 signature requirement. Until September 28th, Nader/Camejo was on the ballot with more than 6,464 valid signatures. The Democrats hired Kirkland and Ellis to subpoena and harangue our circulators and challenge the validity of the signatures in an administrative review. This review caused the total valid signatures to fall under the 5,000 required, thus forcing the campaign to challenge the 8,009 discounted signatures that were not properly examined by Ohio’s counties, in addition to signatures wrongly discounted.

In a split decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has denied Nader/Camejo a place on the Ohio ballot claiming. Remarkable, that a lawsuit filed within six days (two of which were a weekend) after being removed from the ballot by the Secretary of State, should have been filed in the beginning of September, during the time in which Nader was presumptively on the ballot or months earlier to challenge the constitutional infirmities in Ohio law. The Ohio Supreme Court concluded it was "too late" to force the Secretary to review its procedures and change the ballot—in large part because absentee ballots had already gone out without the Nader/Camejo tickets on them—and that it “would endanger Ohio’s election preparations.” The Ohio Supreme Court allowed the Secretary of State to avoid processing its voter registration backlog in the counties and did not force it to re-examine more than 8,009 signatures—improperly discounted because the 88 counties of Ohio were not operating off the only up-to-date database—in the capital, when it reviewed the Nader petitions. As the dissent, which also found the Ohio law unconstitutional, notes, “to assume it is too late to correct the errors of the Secretary of State is to sell the electoral process short...The law and process relied upon by the county boards and the Secretary of State to remove Nader from the ballot are dubious.” <snip>
The Nader/Camejo campaign will appeal to the United States Supreme Court.<snip>

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[Ruffhowse]

1. Nader is so freakin' irrelevant. Why doesn't he just go away?

[Busywhiskers]

8. Nader is just a self absorbed.....

...odious little jerk. With him it's all about Ralph.

[DELUSIONAL]

2. Nader -- who???

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[quaoar]

3. Nader must be on the Bush payroll

Why else would he continue to appeal and appeal and appeal?

[cubsfan forever]

4. Let me get this straight

Nader loses his appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court and now will take it to the US Supreme court? Sound familiar?

Professor 2

[PermanentRevolution]

5. Possibilities...

SCOTUS can't hear this case and rule on it before the election. Not enough time. But if they accept the case, can they suspend the election in Ohio until the case is settled, or are they bound by the Constitution to let the election happen on the 1st Tuesday of November? And, if they accept the case, and the election happens, and Kerry wins Ohio, can they rule in favor of Nader and order a new election in Ohio? God damn it, Nader may have just done what Bush has been trying to do all year... put this back in the hands of the Supreme Court.

[cubsfan forever]

6. How right you are

I cannot BELIEVE that despicable little prick would just keep doing the repugs work for them. He is an absolute WHORE!I e-mailed Buzzflash and DCCC about this. Excuse my French.

Professor 2

[Buck Rabbit]

7. Habitual Fuck You Ralph post.

Fuck You Ralph.