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RandySF

(86,231 posts) Mon Feb 13, 2012, 10:09 PM Feb 2012

Romney backer may keep Santorum off Indiana ballot

Dan Dumezich is guiding Romney's effort to win Indiana. He also chairs the Indiana Election Commission, which considers challenges to candidates' ballot access. Santorum is eight signatures shy of the 500 needed from Indiana's 7th District.

Five voters filed challenges to Santorum's candidacy Monday. The four-member, bipartisan Election Commission then would have to make a decision by March 1.

Dumezich says he has no plans to recuse himself from a vote if Santorum's access is challenged.

"In my mind I can always maintain my objectivity," he said, adding that the election commission tends to err on the side of ballot access when it hears challenges.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20120211/NEWS0502/302110006?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom

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Romney backer may keep Santorum off Indiana ballot (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2012 OP

Actually this seems like a clear cut case of math. If he's short, he's short. Lionessa Feb 2012 #1

Yeah. If it's legal and according to procedure, then...that's the name of the game. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #2

Lionessa

(3,894 posts)

1. Actually this seems like a clear cut case of math. If he's short, he's short.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:26 PM

Feb 2012

And with 500 being the marker, if he couldn't get 500 in time, seems he deserves what he gets.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

2. Yeah. If it's legal and according to procedure, then...that's the name of the game. nt

Reply to Lionessa (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:28 PM

Feb 2012

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