FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2008 file photo, former Va. Rep. Virgil Goode speaks to reporters in Rocky Mount, Va. Goode will appear on Virginia's presidential ballot after state election officials rejected a Republican-led bid to keep him from draining votes from Mitt Romney in a swing state where polls show a deadlocked race. The State Board of Elections acted Tuesday after the state GOP called Goode's qualifying petitions and signatures into question and sought an independent review. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Sam Dean, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2008 file photo, former Va. Rep. Virgil Goode speaks to reporters in Rocky Mount, Va. Goode will appear on Virginia's presidential ballot after state election officials rejected a Republican-led bid to keep him from draining votes from Mitt Romney in a swing state where polls show a deadlocked race. The State Board of Elections acted Tuesday after the state GOP called Goode's qualifying petitions and signatures into question and sought an independent review. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Sam Dean, File)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? Conservative former Rep. Virgil Goode will appear on Virginia's presidential ballot after state election officials rejected a Republican-led effort to keep him off. Republicans fear Goode will drain votes from their candidate, Mitt Romney, in a swing state where polls show a deadlocked race.
Virginia's State Board of Elections acted Tuesday after the state GOP challenged Goode's qualifying petitions and sought an independent review.
But the Republican-dominated board also asked Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (koo-chih-NEHL'-ee) and the state police to investigate.
The former congressman is the nominee of the conservative Constitution Party, and has held office as a Democrat, independent and Republican. He lost the seat to Democrat Tom Perriello in 2008.
Goode has called the GOP's action a heavy-handed effort to control ballot access and intimidate third-party participation.
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