28 December 2009
By Jack Elliot Jr.
Biloxi Sun Herald
"Heard the true story about the guy who wanted on the presidential ballot in Mississippi?
He sends his qualifying papers by taxi to the Mississippi secretary of state's office. The cab driver arrives at 5 p.m. on the day qualifying is to end. The office is closed. The cabbie leaves the papers on the doorstep.
The filing deadline is unmet, and the candidate's name is left off the ballot.
The candidate sues.
A year of legal wrangling later and Brian Moore is back at square one. He's the Socialist Party USA presidential candidate in 2008 who wanted to be on the Mississippi ballot as the Natural Law Party nominee..."
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