After a federal judge denied Rick Perry’s attempt to get on the Virginia’s March 6 primary ballot after failing to meet the 10,000-signature requirement, Perry filed an appeal. On Sunday night, lawyers for the state filed an opinion urging the Circuit Court to uphold the judge’s ruling, which would keep Perry, as well as Gingrich and Santorum off the ballot. The reason, the judge ruled Friday, was that the suit was filed too late.
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