Jack Davis (once Repub, now Dem) who successfully challenged the FEC to enable him to use his millions to run again Orange to Blue candidate, Iraq Vet Jon Powers, has been thrown off the ballot in New York. He wanted to guarantee a place on the ballot even if he lost in Tuesday's Primary so he formed a third party (Save Jobs & Farms Party).
Well, it looks like the third party paperwork was found lacking, so they are being kicked off the ballot.
OOPS!
http://thealbanyproject.com/...
NY-26: Davis Forgets Own Signature; Save Jobs And Farm Party Off November Ballot
by: robert.harding
Sat Sep 06, 2008 at 10:50:17 AM EDT
In a surprising development, The Buffalo News reports today that the party Jack Davis created to assure himself a spot on the November ballot will not be on the November ballot after all.
"The state board commissioners voted today to determine that the . . . petitions of Mr. Davis are invalid," Brehm said. "The reason was the failure to timely file an acceptance by the candidate, which is required by state Election Law."
Davis, an Akron millionaire who has vowed to spend $3 million of his money on the race, has until next Wednesday to go to court to appeal the decision.
Brehm indicated, however, that the ruling was an easy one on the part of the board.
"I don't see how we can waive a statutory requirement," he said.
Davis' campaign manager, Luke Vaughn, attributed the problem to "a clerical error" and said the campaign is trying to find out how it happened.
"We'll be exploring all possible options" to try to get the Save Jobs and Farms Party back on the ballot, Vaughn said.
"Regardless of how many lines Jack has on the ballot, he's going to win, because he's the only candidate who will stand up to the special interests," Vaughn said.
Jon Powers still has to defeat Davis in the primary but at least (for now) Davis will lose his guaranteed spot on the ballot. He still has his millions to help him out, but hopefully, it will not be enough.
For some background on Powers see this diary:
http://www.dailykos.com/...