Nader turns in signatures in Nevada ballot bid

[Freddie Stubbs]

Brendan Riley
ASSOCIATED PRESS
7/9/2004 12:42 am

Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign turned in more than 11,000 signatures Thursday in efforts to get on the Nevada ballot — more than double the number of names of registered voters required from independent candidates.

Nader spokesman Kevin Zeese said the signatures were turned in a day ahead of today’s deadline. All the names were collected in Clark County, encompassing Las Vegas, and election officials there must now start a verification process and advise the secretary of state of the results.

Steve George, spokesman for Secretary of State Dean Heller, said the verification process should take about two weeks and if Nader ends up with at least 5,000 valid names he’s assured of a spot on the November ballot.

The Democrats’ national party chief, Terry McAuliffe, has urged Nader to quit rather than face the prospect of being the man who gave the nation another four years of President Bush.

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