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By The Associated Press

Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 - 05:45:34 pm CDT

Supporters of Ralph Nader say they’re confident they have enough petition signatures to have him listed as a presidential candidate on Nebraska’s election ballot.

They say they’ll hand over more than 5,000 signatures to Secretary of State John Gale on Friday.

About half that many signatures are needed to get a candidate on the ballot, but they must meet specific criteria to be valid. Signatures from voters who registered as members of political parties and who cast ballots in the last presidential primary won’t count, but signatures from independents who voted in the primary will.

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Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader speaks at Creighton University in Omaha in 2004. (AP file)

Aaron Lotz of Nader’s Nebraska campaign says he doesn’t know how many signatures pass muster, but he’s confident Nader will be on the ballot.

Nader is a consumer advocate and political activist.


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Democracy wrote on August 28, 2008 6:38 pm:
" Democracy works at its best when everyone gets a chance to vote for their candidate. "

 Larry wrote on August 28, 2008 8:44 pm:
" Can't they be satisfied they gave us George Bush the past 8 years? Isn't that enough???? "

 Looks like... wrote on August 28, 2008 10:34 pm:
" they kept Ralph Nader in a freezer for the last four years just to trot him out again. I wish he wouldn't run, but maybe another crushing defeat will convince him that enough is enough; he will never get elected. "

 Average Democrat wrote on August 29, 2008 12:23 pm:
" No, we only like third-party candidates that leech votes from the Repubs, not when they leech votes from our candidate. Yes, we're hypocrites. "

 whatever wrote on August 29, 2008 12:31 pm:
" where is this guy the rest of the time between presidential elections???
I guess he only shows up anymore when he can get national exposure and take a few votes from the dems. I don't care, let him run. I'm with the GOP anyway. "

 Ed wrote on August 29, 2008 12:51 pm:
" Sure, let's make sure McCain wins everywhere. Giving us 8 years of Dubya wasn't enough for the Nadarites. "

 WoW wrote on August 29, 2008 12:57 pm:
" voting for this guy is just the same as voting mccain. "

 Sally Herrin wrote on August 29, 2008 2:19 pm:
" What a pitiful, self-aggrandizing old spoiler Nader is. "

 charles wrote on August 29, 2008 5:43 pm:
" Nader isn't a spoiler. Democrats who don't stand for the interests of their constituents, however, are. That's why they missed it in 2004. Let Nader DEBATE and get him on the ballots! "

 Laurie wrote on August 29, 2008 7:25 pm:
" Surprisingly, I'm with "whatever", except for the GOP part. How come this famous "grassroots" campaign only happens in the last months of presidential elections? Nader is old news. He's a Perot. His fifteen minutes are over. At least this time everybody knows it. "

 whatever wrote on August 29, 2008 7:57 pm:
" Let those who want to run and serve be treated with the same respect, dignity and coverage of the 2 "major" parties. Our country is better if we have complete discourse of all the issues and all points of view, not with only the views of a couple of parties that differ little. This former Republican believes it a moral and ethical imperative that we have an open system, not the closed system we have now. "

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