White House hopeful Rick Perry did not file correctly for the March 20 Illinois primary “beauty contest,” and some of rival Rick Santorum’s delegate slates are short of signatures, leaving them open to challenges that could knock them off the ballot. Illinois law requires candidates to file using their home addresses. Perry, the Texas governor whose candidacy may not survive through Illinois, used a post office box in Austin, Texas, for an address.
Ron Paul’s Illinois petitions used the address of his Virginia campaign headquarters. His campaign said his statement of candidacy used his home address. Newt Gingrich, Paul, Perry, Mitt Romney, Santorum and Buddy Roemer all filed the required 3,000 signatures for the beauty contest. Jon Huntsman skipped Illlinois. Challenges to nominating petitions are due by Friday.
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