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Green Party presidential candidate goes for Nebraska ballot

Jill Stein (Photo by Gage Skidmore-Flickr.com)
Jill Stein (Photo by Gage Skidmore-Flickr.com)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has submitted three times the number of required signatures for her to appear on the Nebraska ballot.

Secretary of State’s Office spokeswoman Laura Strimple says counties must verify that the signatures submitted Monday are from registered Nebraska voters before placing her on the ballot with Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Donald Trump and Libertarian Gary Johnson.

A total of 2,500 verified signatures are needed, and Stein’s volunteers and staff collected more than 7,600 signatures. Jen Hansen, the Green Party’s Nebraska coordinator, says the group collected signatures in about three weeks.

If successful, Stein won’t be identified as a member of the Green Party because the state doesn’t recognize it.

She is expected to be nominated this weekend at the party’s convention in Houston.

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