Judge: Sharpton filing incomplete for ballot

[Freddie Stubbs]

By ADRIAN ANGELETTE
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Advocate staff writer

The Rev. Al Sharpton's name will not appear on the Democratic presidential preference primary ballot when Louisiana voters go to the polls March 9, a state judge ruled Thursday.

Sharpton's candidacy papers were incomplete, state District Judge Curtis Calloway ruled, because they failed to have a complete address, a phone number, and did not specify how Sharpton wanted his name on the ballot.

In addition, Calloway ruled that Sharpton did not follow state law when he submitted a bank check instead of a certified or cashier's check.

Sharpton's attorney, George Gates IV of Washington, D.C., also filed the wrong kind of legal challenge to get Calloway to halt the election, the judge ruled.

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[liberalnurse]

1. Oh boy....how could they be so careless?

Do you think there is more to the story?????

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. Sure. There's a huge plot to discredit and derail Sharpton's bid

it's possible I suppose.

[Rooktoven]

3. which would prove not all conspiracies are bad --nt