Democratic presidential candidate falls short of the 1000 required signatures after only 772 of the 1175 signatures the campaign submitted were deemed validDemocratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley failed to qualify for Ohio’s primary poll after falling short of the signatures needed to appear before the state’s voters,a spokesman for the state’s elections chief said on Thursday. O’Malley needed 1000 valid signatures to appear on the 15 March primary poll. The former Maryland governor’s campaign submitted 1175 signatures, but only 772 were deemed valid, and Josh Eck,a spokesman for the Ohio secretary of state, Jon Husted, or told the Associated Press. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com