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Last updated on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
(UNDATED) - Six presidential candidates have turned in petition signatures to get their names on Indiana’s primary ballot.
About 70 supporters of Illinois Senator Barack Obama delivered his petitions to Secretary of State Todd Rokita's office to make him the first Democrat certified for the May 6 ballot.
Candidates had until Tuesday to gather and turn in 500 signatures in each of Indiana's nine congressional districts. Obama's democratic rival, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, is expected to meet that goal and qualify for the ballot.
Among Republicans, Arizona Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will appear on the ballot, even though Romney suspended his campaign last week. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Texas Representative Ron Paul have turned in signatures at the county level but have not yet delivered them to the Statehouse.
The Marion County Clerk's Office says it's counted 496 signatures for McCain in the seventh district, four short of the number he needs.
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