According to him, “I am saddened to be a victim of fraud. As the others in the LD 28 races did, I hired a company to gather some of my signatures. I have demanded a refund from this company.”
Additionally, Dr. Syms said, “Fortunately, the enthusiastic response of the constituents in LD 28 for an independent candidate in the Senate race still leaves plenty of signatures for me to be on the ballot in November.
Under the Arizona law, an independent candidate who wants to run in the general election must collect the signatures of at least 3% of all registered voters for his nomination petition. The signatories must not belong to a political party in the district the candidate seeks to represent.
In the Legislative District 28, an independent candidate must submit at least 1,250 signatures to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot. Dr. Syms submitted 2, 156 signatures to the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State.
