Judge bars Nader from New Mexico presidential ballot

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A state judge Friday blocked Ralph Nader from appearing on the November general election ballot as an independent candidate for president.

District Judge Wendy York ruled that Nader didn't qualify as an independent candidate in New Mexico because he was running as the nominee for minor parties in other states, including the Reform Party.

The state Democratic Party had challenged Nader's candidacy, contending that he wasn't eligible to run as an independent in New Mexico. The party also claimed his nominating petitions lacked enough valid signatures of registered voters.

State elections law defines an independent as someone not affiliated with a political party.

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Better hope his signature count comes up short, because the argument that he is ineligible in one state because of how he is running in a different state is weak. I'm not sure what happened in Florida, but I don't that ruling will will be able to stand up to a challenge here in New Mexico.

Probably moot, because I think his signature list will be decimated when they go through it and toss out all the invalid ones. This is New Mexico, after all.