Candidates turn in signatures to get on the ballot
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Candidates turn in signatures to get on the ballot
Monday is the first day that statewide candidates can turn in the 10,000 signatures required for them to appear on the primary ballot in June. Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Sears both submitted their signatures at 12 p.m., the first minute that the Department of Elections allows.
“When I first decided to run for governor, I knew the way that we would win would be by organizing people, by getting people excited about this campaign,” Spanberger said in front of hundreds of her supporters Monday morning.
“More than 40,000 people signed their name to say, yes, I want to get her on the ballot,” Spanberger continued.
Sears’ campaign says they submitted more than 19,000 signatures.