Why Virgil Goode won’t be on the ballot in Pennsylvania
Virgil Goode
Virgil Goode — the former Rocky Mount congressman who is the Constitution Party candidate for president — won’t be on the ballot in Pennsylvania, even though he turned in more than enough signature to qualify.
Why not?
Because a Pennsylvania state law would have forced the Constitution Party to cover all the legal costs if someone — say, oh, the Republican Party, which is keen to keep the conservative off the ballot — had mounted a successful legal challenge.
Rather than face a $100,000 legal bill, the Constitution Party withdrew its signatures.
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October 22, 2012 - 2:57 PM
It wouldn’t have mattered – the timing is not right for a Liberterian, but hopefully it will be one day!