Court Rules against Green Challenge; Case Heads to PA Supreme Court

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We're one step closer to learning whether the GOP-sponsored effort to secure the Green Party a spot on the Pennyslvania ballot will succeed. Today, a judge denied a Green Party effort to have the matter quickly resolved in its favor and punted the mess to the state supreme court.

It's just the latest step in ongoing battle between the Dems and Romanelli.

Funded by conservatives, Romanelli mounted a large-scale signature drive that netted nearly 100,000 signatures. He needed at least 67,000 to qualify, based on a Pennsylvania state law that requires candidates to gather 2 percent of the ballots cast for the largest vote-getter in the last statewide election race.

The Democrats have challenged Romanelli's signatures, alleging that nearly 70,000 of them are invalid.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001410.php

[OzarkDem]

1. Similar case in Ohio

Ohio Supremes threw the GOP (Greens) off the ballot.

[annabanana]

2. I hope this will garner similar results..

What's the skinny on the Pa. Supreme Court?

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

3. For [enter benevolent deity of choice here]'s sake...

If the Dems can't capitalize on this with or without their lawsuit, they deserve to lose.

Santorum can't win on his own merits. He bankrolled an opponent's campaign, despite not standing for one single thing that opponent believes in.

Ahem...This would make a great ad

DBDB