State panel rejects challenge to McCain's place on ballot

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Mar 12, 2008 at 7:02 PM EST

Story Updated: Mar 12, 2008 at 7:02 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Election Commission has rejected a blogger's challenge to Sen. John McCain's inclusion on Indiana's May 6 primary ballot, finding that the Republican presidential nominee has enough petition signatures to appear on the ballot.

In a 4-0 vote Wednesday, the commission turned aside the challenge filed last month by Indiana University student Thomas Cook, who runs the liberal blog Blue Indiana.

Cook contended that McCain's campaign had collected only 498 petition signatures in the state's 4th District — two fewer than what's needed in each of the state's congressional districts. He also argued that 47 of those signatures were not valid.

The panel rejected his challenge after accepting two staff tallies of the 4th District signatures. One showed 511 signatures and the other, 514 signatures.

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