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Article: Nader facing ballot-access hurdles; Local ordinances stymie campaign's signature gathering.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2004
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Byline: Steve Miller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader's campaign workers say they have been prevented by city ordinances from gathering signatures to place their candidate on the presidential ballot in Texas and other states.
The impediment comes on the heels of a failed effort to use a simple ballot-access procedure in Oregon and highlights the difficulties that Mr. Nader, who announced his independent candidacy in February, is having getting his name on state ballots.
He is not officially on the presidential ballot in any state yet, though Nader campaign officials say the process is in its early stages.
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