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WOBURN — For the second time in as many days, a Massachusetts Republican candidate for office is taking state Secretary William Galvin to court after being disqualified in a bid to appear on 2020 general election ballots.
MassGOP Chairman Jim Lyons said Dedham Republican Randy Gleason satisfied all primary nomination requirements when he obtained more than the required number of write-in votes.
Gleason, who is challenging incumbent Democratic state Rep. Paul McMurtry, filed his written acceptance of the party’s nomination but records show Galvin disqualified Gleason because his campaign submitted the required paperwork just minutes after the deadline expired.
Gleason in his lawsuit, however, points to a discrepancy between deadlines, as the final date for candidates to formally accept according to state law is listed as:

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