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Garren Shipley with the Republican Party of Virginia issued the following release just moments ago:
The Republican Party of Virginia has completed its examination of the nominating petitions filed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
After verifying the signatures submitted by the campaign, RPV has determined that Governor Perry submitted fewer than the 10,000 signatures required by the Code of Virginia.
As such, he has failed to qualify for the ballot and will not be included in the March 6 primary.
No word from the Perry campaign as to whether or not this will be contested. Should the results stand, this will leave Romney, Gingrich, and Paul as the only three qualified participants in the Virginia GOP primary in March 2012.
