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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am mainly a Dem voter and if she didn’t cross her Is and cross her Ts, which resulted in invalid signatures based on the rules then so be it.

I don’t know why she didn’t insist on submitting more than the required amount to at least provide a buffer just in case. [/quote]

For partisan offices, candidates submit more signatures than is required, usually at least double the amount or more. That's because they have three months to collect signatures before filing for the office begins.

But for the school board, filing opens in January and [b] the first candidate to file the correct number of signatures is given placement at the top of the ballot. [/b] This is why there is a rush for candidates to file [u]first[/u].

They are allowed to file their signatures and if they don't have enough, they can come back and file more as long as it's before the June deadline.

Marcia filed her signatures in March (months before the June deadline) and then the office of elections said she had the required number and qualified, making her done with the paperwork. So she focused on talking to voters instead of getting more signatures.

Objectively, she did everything right. Yes, she messed up one page (which happens more often than you think especially for first time candidates), but the Office of Elections determined that wasn't a problem. If they had determined it was a problem, she would've had 3 months to fix it since she filed so far ahead of the deadline. She is now being removed due to the mistake of the Office of Elections.

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But still, why didn't she submit a buffer?

Part of her district encompasses West Springfield now, which contains a lot of transient population who are not Virginia residents.

One would think it would be standard practice in that part of Fairfax County, even for a novice, to [i]always[/i] submit a page or so of extra signatures in case you inadvertently got signatures from out of state residents. [/quote]

I’m sure her intention was that if she didn’t have enough in her initial filing, she would go back and submit more.

But the office of elections ruled that she had a sufficient number and was a qualified candidate, so there is no point to collecting more signatures and then driving to the government center to submit them when you have been certified.[/quote]

She really needs to stop blaming others for her mistakes.  She was disqualified on entirely legal and appropriate grounds. [/quote]

This isn't legal. Good thing they're appealing.

I voted for her last week and you are trying to throw my vote in the trash.[/quote]

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