Comments on: Bob Barr: The Lone Candidate in the Lone Star State http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/08/28/bob-barr-the-lone-candidate-in-the-lone-star-state/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brad Forschner http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/08/28/bob-barr-the-lone-candidate-in-the-lone-star-state/#comment-59864 Brad Forschner Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:03:26 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2711#comment-59864 Wow, look at that! The TX SOS knew before the rest of the world that Palin would be on the ballot at McCain’s VP! And with papers filed before 5 pm on Tuesday, the TX sos, and chair of the TX GOP knew that Palin would be chosen to be the VP.

That’s incredible considering there’s no laws that allow for substitutions and there’s no laws that allow for amending a filing.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/08/28/bob-barr-the-lone-candidate-in-the-lone-star-state/#comment-59860 Steve Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:42:49 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2711#comment-59860 181.005 is an additional requirement beyond the 70 day dead line. 192.31 states that the D’s and the r’s must file 70 days before the presidential election and meet the conditions of 181

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/08/28/bob-barr-the-lone-candidate-in-the-lone-star-state/#comment-59859 Anonymous Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:13:20 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2711#comment-59859 thomasblair Chapter 181 only refers to county/state precinct conventions. They cannot avoid the Chapter 192 deadline.

]]> By: Chris http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/08/28/bob-barr-the-lone-candidate-in-the-lone-star-state/#comment-59855 Chris Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:32:21 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2711#comment-59855 @thomasblair
Your argument there fails. If the R’s are required to nominate by convention, then they would need to demonstrate they had 43,992 (at least one percent of the total number of votes received by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election) people participate in their precinct conventions… For Tarrant County (Fort Worth) to have done its part, it would have had to of had 3,263 participate…it had less than 2,100. oops.

However this is wrong. The R’s and D’s are required to nominate by primary under Chapter 171.

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]]> By: thomasblair http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/08/28/bob-barr-the-lone-candidate-in-the-lone-star-state/#comment-59850 thomasblair Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:36:49 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=2711#comment-59850 The August 26 deadline is for independent and third party candidates. Texas Election Code – Section 192.031

Since the D’s and the R’s have statewide organizations, nominate by convention, and have each had “a nominee for a statewide office who received a number of votes equal to at least five percent of the total number of votes received by all candidates for that office,” Texas Election Code Section 181.005 applies.

Don’t worry. John McCain and Barry Obama will both be on the ballot, and the state of Texas won’t have to break any rules to make it happen.

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