Republican businessman Perry Johnson has announced his long-shot bid for president.
Johnson spent money earlier this year to run an ad during the Super Bowl targeting voters in Iowa, the first state to vote on the GOP presidential field, touting his plan to cut federal spending by 2% every year.
Staffers at the state elections bureau said that Johnson turned in 13,800 valid signatures but that they tossed 9,393, including 6,983 they said were fraudulent. Johnson, who was willing to spend millions of dollars on his campaign for the governor’s office, said his rights were violated during the process.
Primary Source: National Post, Associated Press
Factual Confidence: 100% Verified (Multiple Sources, Official Statement)
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