Another Dem hustling to fill Bayh's vacancy.

Appears to be about 1000 signatures short right now. Not impossible.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/another-dem-already-in-race-for-bayhs-seat----but-doesnt-have-the-needed-signatures-yet.php?ref=fpblg

Another Dem Already In Race For Bayh's Seat -- But Doesn't Have The Needed Signatures Yet

Indiana Democrats appear to be on a course to name a candidate for Evan Bayh's Senate seat, given the high unlikelihood that another candidate could successfully file the necessary ballot petitions with the state this week in order to enter the primary. But, there is in fact at least one other candidate besides Bayh who was already seeking to get on the ballot.

So, how is Tamyra d'Ippolito, a cafe owner in Bloomington, doing with collecting the 500 petition signatures in each of the state's nine House districts (a requirement that Bayh's campaign had already fulfilled, according to Democratic sources and published media reports)? The deadline to complete the filing process is this week.

On a phone call just now, d'Ippolito told me that she is not yet at the goal: "We're working feverishly here."

D'Ippolito said she is about 1,000 signatures short of the overall goal of 4,500, and is especially short in the 8th Congressional District, the area represented by Democrat Brad Ellsworth. Ideally she would like to get a few thousand more than the 4,500, in order to avoid missing out because of individual signatures getting disqualified over the errors that can pop up in this process.

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/another-dem-already-in-race-for-bayhs-seat----but-doesnt-have-the-needed-signatures-yet.php?ref=fpblg

DMV's are a good place to gather signatures, unfortunately, they're closed today.

She would need about 600 from each district, to count for spoilage, etc. I've collected about 200 on a good day myself. But, I'm in Florida, not Indiana in the middle of winter.

I don't know just howbusy the DMV is there in winter though. Any place where lots of people go should work.

via Twitter & FaceBook

Tamyra

Okay we need 500 signatures from District 8.

Josh just called from Evansville to help out I told him to call his...
http://bit.ly/ajmxHn


http://twitter.com/Tamyra

...they think there's some scandal in the wings.