Maryland Court Explains Opinion On Qualifying Candidates
posted 8:20 pm Thu June 21, 2007 - Annapolis
Nader's campaign was required to compile at least ten thousand signatures to qualify for the ballot to set up a new Populist Party. But he fell short when the names were checked against counties' registration rolls. State law required each petition to include a county name, and only signatures of voters registered in that county were accepted.
But in September 2004, the Court of Appeals issued a one-page ruling ordering state elections officials to accept the signatures and put Nader on the ballot. Today's opinion elaborated on the court's reasoning, saying voters must vote in their district, but aren't required to be registered on a specific county list.
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