Comments on: Barr Loses Connecticut Ballot Access Case

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:03:45 +0000

It’s the Barr campaign’s own fault – the laws regarding inclusion as a registered candidate or write-in cadidate are very clear as to whats needed – and the requirements are VERY simple – just some signatures and the proper form filed by a clearly stated date.

In any account, a candidate for President in Connecticut need not be on the actual ballot in order for you to be able to vote for them – they too, just need to have some signatures and the proper form filed by a specific date; the deadline for registering a write-in candidate in Connecticut was 21 OCT 2008.

These are the candidates for President who will actually appear on the Ballot in Connecticut: http://www.statementofvote-sots.ct.gov/StatementOfVote/WebModules/ReportsLink/CandListNWPresView.aspx?Parameter=11/04/2008-General

These are the candidates in Connecticut who have registered with the CT Secretary of State who are eligible to be written-in on the ballot: http://www.statementofvote-sots.ct.gov/StatementOfVote/WebModules/ReportsLink/CLWPresView.aspx?Parameter=11/04/2008-General

As a former Ron Paul supporter, I will be writing in Chuck Baldwin’s name.

By: citizen1

citizen1 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:45:19 +0000

Baldwin is a registered write-in in CT. I am voting for Baldwin. It is a travesty that Barr is being kept off the ballot. It is also a travesty that he is the nominee.
How long would it take to make a million to a million and a half photo copies?

By: Eric Dondero

Eric Dondero — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:20:52 +0000

Winger neglects to mention the Party affiliation of Judge Hall – DEMOCRAT.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:15:56 +0000

This just goes to show how desperately we need a “party of principle” in office. Our current politicians (and judges) clearly have none.

By: George S

George S — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:23:12 +0000

I preached to everyone how I was gonna vote for who I WANT, and I would proudly vote for BOB BARR!

But they’ve disenfranchised me!!!!

By: Leslie Webb

Leslie Webb — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:12:29 +0000

Impeach Janet Hall!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:04:08 +0000

Who testified that it would be almost impossible to reprint the ballots? Think of how much money the state of CT would save if we just let him pick a candidate on behalf of all of us.

By: svf

svf — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:43:07 +0000

“adding insult to injury”… or something…

By: Glaivester

Glaivester — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:42:40 +0000

We need afederal law that any time someone is kept off the ballot and it is later determined by a Federal agency that is was done unjustly, the state has to pay several million dollars in restitution.

That would stop these injustices.

Those attorneys who insisted htat they would fight on write-in access should be disbarred.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:26:36 +0000

The Connecticut Libertarian Party was told that the deadline to file as a write-in was 10 days before the election. They tried to file and were then told that really the deadline was 14 days (in other words, the day before they filed). The attorney for the Libertarian Party asked the Secretary of State’s attorneys during a break in court today how they would react if he raised asking for write-in status. They told him they would emphatically fight him on that, so he didn’t try. Anyway, the write-in matter wasn’t in the original complaint.