Former Lowden adviser has Tea Party gripe, election official says complaint won't stand

[ccharles000]

Dan Burdish, political director for the ill-fated U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Sue Lowden, filed a complaint with Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller claiming Tea Party of Nevada candidate Scott Ashjian isn't qualified to be on the general election ballot.

In a letter sent Friday to Miller, Burdish says Ashjian's Tea Party of Nevada isn't qualified for the ballot because party officials didn't get enough signatures.

"It should be an up and up election," said Burdish, who added Lowden didn't know he intended to challenge the qualification of Ashjian's candidacy. "If the Tea Party is allowed to do this without complying with state statutes it is not an up and up election."

Lowden had been the leading Republican candidate to challenge Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. in November but wound up losing to the insurgent campaign of fellow Republican Sharron Angle.

http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/politics/Former_Lowden_adviser_has_Tea_Party_gripe_election_official_says_complaint_wont_stand.html

[tanyev]

1. Tea Party has ruffled his feathers, eh?