Bob Menendez circulating petition to mount independent re-election bid

[brooklynite]

Source: New Jersey Globe

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, who is currently standing trial on federal corruption charges, is personally collecting signatures on a nominating petition to get on the ballot as an independent, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed.

Menendez needs 800 registered voters to sign his petition before the June 4 filing deadline.

By filing, he would preserve the option of attempting to keep his seat – or possibly enhance his bargaining position if a three-way race suddenly puts the New Jersey Senate seat in play in November. His trial is expected to last at least through the end of June.

The deadline for independent candidates to withdraw from the race without appearing on the ballot is August 16, giving him plenty of time to make a final decision.


Read more: https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/bob-menendez-circulating-petition-to-mount-independent-re-election-bid/

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800 Statewide? I needed 54 in a four block radius to run for County Committee.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

1. He's a rat.

It's so depressing.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. He'll get more than 800 signatures

[LiberalFighter]

3. Indiana requires 500 from each district.

[montanacowboy]

4. He is a filthy louse

and a traitor. Him and his scumbag wife who should be tried for manslaughter for killing a man with her car but of course she was never charged and allowed to leave the scene of the accident. They are both deplorables, scamming scum. Stick one of those gold bars up your ass.

[hay rick]

5. I led or assisted in petition gathering efforts for multiple candidates for the Florida State House.

We typically collected about 1200 petitions for districts housing 130- 140,000 voters representing ca. 200,000 citizens. The verification process generally required collecting about 20% more. Some petitions were collected by tabling at events or hovering outside of libraries, but many were collected by going door to door. In South Florida, that's a lot of sweat.

[RandySF]

6. Doesn't this enable to collect donations to cover legal costs?

[oasis]

7. Sen.B.M.

[wolfie001]

8. Literally

[ramapo]

9. Ugh

I wrote multiple letters urging him to resign. Sorry to say he's my Senator. Never even got a form-letter reply.

He disgusts me. He had some awful positions to begin but he's the essence of sleeze. Hope that second time is a charm and he gets convicted in this trial.

[DownriverDem]

10. So did he drop out

of the Dem Party?

[Polybius]

11. Ugh

How the hell was he reelected 6 years ago?