Thank you for clicking get involved, As you may have read in the pop up note we recently had hundreds of your signatures disqualified because of a clerical discrepancy. At the top of the nomination form it says to please state your political designation in no more than three words but do not say democrat or republican. On the first 8 sheets I filled out as new candidate I wrote "common sense independent" after that as I did more and more signature collection, I just started writing "Independent". The office of the Secretary of State told me they couldn't count them together because I identified as two different types of candidate, saying this is a way I could have manipulated potential signers. They even compared this to a candidate writing "conservative independent" on some where they collected in more conservative areas of the district and then writing "socialist independent" on others when in more liberal areas. I tried to argue that it is not the same at all and that "common sense" is not a political term like the example they gave is but they would not budge on this decision. There is no appeal process and they said I am welcome to file a lawsuit. If there are any lawyers trying to take on a pro-bono case right now please let me know... I'm very upset about this whole thing but choose to take it as a learning opportunity for a run in 2028. In 2028 I will not be starting from zero again like I did this year and I will start campaigning much earlier. Please consider writing me in as your vote using my full name Derek Fleming. Thank you all very much, I am looking for volunteers to hold signs at every precinct saying please visit www.derekforcongress.com on your phone before voting today and consider writing in Derek Fleming for MA-05 US congress. Thank you, please let me know if anyone is willing and able to sign up for a precinct in district to help with this effort. Thank you very much in advance. 

-Derek