Doh!

Yahoo! News - Legal Glitch Snarls Bush's Spot on Illinois Ballot
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"CHICAGO (Reuters) - For want of a small change to the Illinois election law, President Bush (news - web sites)'s name is not supposed to be on the state's November ballot, but officials said one way or another, it will be there.

The glitch arose because the Illinois legislature adjourned earlier this week without extending the Aug. 30 deadline for presidential candidates to be certified by the state elections board and qualify for the Nov. 2 ballot.



The relatively late dates of this year's Republican Party convention, running Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, mean that Bush will not be the official nominee until after the deadline set in state law. Eight other states had the same problem but fixed the date. As a result Illinois, is the only state where Bush could be left off the ballot."

Of course, the late-scheduled convention has nothing to do with the sacrilege/desecration of the 9/11 memorial, right?