Texas Gov. Rick Perry today filed an emergency motion in U.S. District Court in Richmond seeking an injunction ordering the State Board of Elections to print presidential primary ballots with his name.
Perry filed suit in federal court Tuesday challenging his exclusion from the March 6 primary ballot, naming the three members of the elections board and Pat Mullins, chairman of the state Republican Party.
Perry is urging a judge to bar the elections board and Mullins from enforcing the state residency requirement for people who collect petition signatures for ballot access.
He asked that a judge stop the elections board from holding its drawing to determine placement on the ballot, and order the elections board to print primary ballots that include his name.
This morning the elections board already held the drawing for ballot placement.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul's name will appear first, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the only other candidate certified for the ballot.
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