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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Republicans, Democrats miss presidential filing deadline in Texas
AUSTIN - August 27, 2008 - According to the Texas Secretary of State's
office, the Republican and Democratic parties have missed the deadline
for filing their presidential nominee certifications.
The statutory deadline was 5:00 p.m. on August 26.
The Libertarian Party of Texas (LPT) filed its presidential
certification on June 30, 2008.
Wes Benedict, LPT Executive Director, said, "Bob Barr, our Libertarian
presidential candidate, is being kept off the ballot in at least two
states (West Virginia and Maine) because of missed deadlines. When
Ralph Nader tried to run as an independent in 2004, he was kept off the
Texas ballot because he filed after the deadline."
Benedict continued, "Texas law doesn't make any exceptions for absurdly
late nominating conventions. Although Bob Barr should win Texas by
default, I expect the Republicans and Democrats will get away with
breaking the laws they made. They get away with breaking their promises
to voters all the time. It's a travesty that we have a double standard,
where Republicans and Democrats are above the law, but other parties
and independents have to comply with every letter of the law."
The Texas Secretary of State lists certified candidates here:
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/2008gensbs.shtml
Chapter 192 of the Texas Election Code handles presidential
nominations. Section 192.031 specifies the filing deadline.
Contact:
Wes Benedict, LPT Executive Director
512-442-4910
director@lptexas.org
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