When he turned in some 1,600 signatures last month, Eric Nelson said it demonstrated “strong grassroots support from voters” across the district and a “growing momentum” for his “inclusive, community-centered leadership.”
On Thursday, the Secretary of State rejected Nelson’s petition to get on the House District 42 ballot in Aurora, where he is one of four Democrats vying for the party’s nomination.
Election officials said of the 1,635 he submitted, only 29, or 1.77%, were determined to be from people who live in the district, who were Democrats and whose voter registration could be verified…