Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday appealed a federal judge's refusal to
add him and three other candidates to Virginia's Republican presidential
primary ballot.
In a filing with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Perry's
attorneys requested that the court order his name be placed on the
ballot, or order that ballots not be printed or mailed before his appeal
is considered.
Perry sued last month after failing to submit enough signatures to get
on the Mach 6 ballot. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former
Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman joined
Perry's lawsuit after also failing to qualify.
Only former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul qualified for the primary ballot.
Virginia requires candidates to obtain the signatures of 10,000
registered voters, including 400 from each of the state's 11
congressional districts, to get on the ballot. State law also allows
only Virginia residents to circulate petitions.
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