A recount in Marion County has put Santorum on the ballot in the Indiana primary. IndyStar has more. Here’s an excerpt:
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum can count on being on Indiana’s May 8 primary election ballot, thanks to a recount of his petition signatures in Marion County.
The original tally showed he fell eight signatures short in the 7th Congressional District, which is entirely in Marion County. Candidates must collect the signatures of 500 registered voters in each of the nine congressional districts to be on the ballot.
Santorum’s campaign said it thought he had turned in hundreds more than necessary, including in the 7th District.
On Thursday — one day before the Indiana Election Commission was to weigh challenges to ballot access by Santorum and other candidates — the Marion County Board of Voter Registration said Santorum had more than enough signatures for inclusion on the ballot.
“I am very pleased and happy for all citizens of the state of Indiana, many of whom would like to have the chance to vote for Rick Santorum for president,” said state Sen. Mike Delph, a Carmel Republican who is supporting Santorum’s bid for the White House.
Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, is leading national polls over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.
“I look forward to him vigorously campaigning in Indiana,” Delph said, “and winning the Republican primary in May.”
February 24th, 2012 at 7:57 am
Great news. Reversal of fortune.
February 24th, 2012 at 8:13 am
Count, count, count until you get the results you want. See Iowa for details.
February 24th, 2012 at 9:02 am
Hummm….
Lose Iowa…Lose votes for 8 precints…Win Iowa
Off Indiana ballot…Sufficient signatures suddenly turn up….On Indiana ballot
Now what kind of hell would be raised if this stuff was happening for Romney instead of Santorum?
February 24th, 2012 at 9:27 am
I read post from numerous Santorum supporters that there was nothing to worry about in Indiana because they KNEW there were more than enough signatures obtained. I’m not sure who objected to so many of the signatures in the first place – but I’m glad they got the issue resolved in plenty of time.
More good news for Santorum:
Rick Santorum winning more support from Republican women
Read more by clicking on the link above.
February 24th, 2012 at 9:53 am
2 I don’t think Iowa was a legit win for Santorum, not because of the excluded counties, but because they included vote totals for counties that didn’t abide by the rules. It was a shambles. They should have never declared a winner. How they decided to count really determined the winner, so they should have either gone strictly by the rules, or just said it was too close to call.