What to know for today
Just because they say they turn in signatures, does not mean they make the ballot.
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What to know for today
Former Sen. Amanda Chase and former Del. Dave LaRock have until 5 p.m. today to turn in their 10,000 signatures to make the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot.
This is how that process will go:
If they turn in signatures to the Department of Elections, the DoE will then turn those signatures over to the Republican Party of Virginia. Just because Chase or LaRock say they turned in signatures, does not mean they will be on the ballot.
RPV is then tasked with counting and verifying those signature to make sure they are correct.
Chase and LaRock will have to turn in signatures from 10,000 registered Virginia voters, including 400 from each congressional district.
If RPV verifies that all of the signatures are valid, they will inform the DoE that the candidate is eligible to appear on the June primary ballot as a Republican.
This process will take days.
Currently, Chase and LaRock are hinting that they do not currently have the required amount of signatures.
LaRock posted on social media Thursday morning urging anyone who still wants to sign to get them to him.
In a Thursday morning statement from Chase, she indicated that she will not have time to count or verify the final signatures she is turning in.
“We are submitting all of our signatures today at 4pm,” she said. “We don't have an exact number at this moment. We still have stacks of petitions to go through that people have sent via FedEx and mail at the last minute. And we are running out of time. We still have hundreds if not thousands of signatures that we will not have time to check or verify, nor will we because of the 5pm deadline. So it may be the State Board of Elections that gets to determine the number and that could take days. We are submitting what we have. We are still in the process of verifying signatures and counting. We still have Fed Ex packages coming at 10am this morning. If you still have petitions, please met us at the Virginia State Board of elections by 4pm today in Richmond.”