Commonwealth of Virginia

Ballot Access Petition — Virginia Code §§ 24.2-506 and 24.2-521

Let Me Participate in Democracy.

Virginia law requires an independent candidate to collect 10,000 signatures just to appear on the ballot. Republicans and Democrats qualify automatically through their primary elections. Sign the petition. Put Mark Moran on the November 2026 ballot.

Sign the Petition

Legal Notice: By signing, you affirm under penalty of law that you are a registered voter in the Commonwealth of Virginia, that all information provided is accurate, and that you have not previously signed this petition. Providing false information on a ballot access petition is a Class 5 felony under Virginia Code § 24.2-1016.

Without Your Signature

Mark cannot appear on the November 2026 ballot at all. Virginia law requires 10,000 valid signatures before an independent candidate's name is even printed.

Two Minutes of Your Time

That is all it takes to sign. You do not need to vote for Mark — signing only means you believe Virginia voters deserve a real choice on the ballot.

Signatures Needed From Every District

Virginia requires signatures from all 11 congressional districts. If you are a registered Virginia voter, your signature counts regardless of where you live in the Commonwealth.

Why This Petition Exists

Virginia's Ballot Access System Is Designed to Keep Outsiders Out.

The Wet Signature Racket

Virginia law currently requires 10,000 handwritten signatures collected on paper, in person, by volunteers who must physically hand a clipboard to a registered voter and watch them sign. Republicans and Democrats qualify automatically through their primary elections — no signatures required. The rule exists for one reason: to make it nearly impossible for anyone outside the two-party machine to compete.

The Fraud Built Into Paper

Wet signature petitions are trivially easy to challenge and invalidate. Party operatives routinely hire attorneys to comb through submitted petitions and throw out signatures on technicalities — wrong date format, address doesn't match voter rolls exactly, collector wasn't registered in the right county. In 2020, the Virginia GOP and Democratic Party used this exact playbook to knock third-party and independent candidates off the ballot en masse. The paper system is not a safeguard. It is a weapon.

Why We Are Doing This Digitally — And What Comes Next

This digital petition collects the same information Virginia law requires — name, address, date of birth, last four digits of SSN (optional), congressional district, and a sworn affirmation — but does so with a cryptographic audit trail that a paper clipboard cannot provide. Every submission is timestamped, hashed, and logged with a device fingerprint and GPS coordinates. No signature can be altered retroactively. No batch can be selectively invalidated by a party attorney after the fact.

Virginia Code §§ 24.2-506 and 24.2-521 do not currently authorize digital petition signatures. We know that. This campaign intends to submit these signatures to the Virginia Department of Elections and, upon the expected rejection, immediately file a constitutional challenge in federal court. The First and Fourteenth Amendments do not permit a state to erect ballot access barriers that serve no purpose other than protecting the two incumbent parties from competition. Courts have said so before. We intend to make them say it again — loudly, on the record, in Virginia, in 2026.

Signing this petition is an act of political speech. It is a statement that you believe Virginia voters deserve a real choice. It is evidence in a federal lawsuit. And it is the first step in dismantling a system that has kept two parties in power by making competition illegal in everything but name.

Legal transparency: Virginia law does not currently authorize digital petition signatures. Signatures collected here will be submitted to the Virginia Department of Elections. If rejected on that basis, this campaign will pursue a federal constitutional challenge. By signing, you are participating in that legal record voluntarily and with full knowledge of this context.

Official Petition Signature Form

Complete the form exactly as your information appears on your voter registration. Fields marked * are required.

Section IFull Legal Name

First Name *

Middle Name

Last Name *

Suffix

Section IIVirginia Residence Address

Street Address *

Apt / Unit / Suite

City *

ZIP Code *

County or Independent City * (auto-filled from ZIP — override if needed)

Congressional District * (auto-filled — based on Jan 1, 2026 Virginia maps)

Section IIIIdentity Verification

Last 4 SSN digits are optional. Per the official Virginia ELECT-506/521 form (Rev. 5/8/2024): "Providing the last four digits of your SSN is optional. You may sign the petition without providing this information." Providing them helps election officials match your signature against voter registration records faster.

If you do provide them: they are never stored in plain text. They are incorporated into a SHA-256 cryptographic hash along with your name, address, date of birth, a random nonce, and a UTC timestamp, then discarded. The hash is a one-way fingerprint — it cannot be reversed to recover your digits.

Date of Birth *

Last 4 Digits of SSN (optional)

Section IVContact Information

Optional. Used only for campaign updates. Never sold or shared with third parties.

Email Address

Phone Number

Optional: GPS Location Verification

Providing your GPS coordinates adds an independent verification layer corroborating your Virginia residence. Entirely optional.

By clicking "Submit Signature" below, I affirm under penalty of law that I am a registered voter in the Commonwealth of Virginia, that all information I have provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge, that I have not previously signed this petition, and that I am signing voluntarily and of my own free will. I understand that providing false information on a ballot access petition is a Class 5 felony under Virginia Code § 24.2-1016.

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Security and Integrity

Why This Petition Holds Up in Court

Virginia election law is specific about what constitutes a valid petition signature. Every technical decision in this system was made to meet or exceed that standard.

Cryptographic Receipt

Every submission generates a unique SHA-256 hash combining your name, address, date of birth, last four SSN digits (if provided), a cryptographically random nonce, and a UTC timestamp. The hash is your receipt — it cannot be forged, altered, or duplicated.

Append-Only Audit Log

Every submission records IP address, device fingerprint, GPS coordinates (if provided), and browser user agent. The audit log is append-only: no record can be deleted or modified after submission. The complete record is exportable as a UTF-8 CSV for the Virginia Department of Elections.

Automated Fraud Detection

The system automatically flags duplicate name-and-address combinations, duplicate SSN-and-name combinations, IP address rate limits (3 per 24 hours), and device fingerprint rate limits (2 per 24 hours). Flagged entries are held for manual review.

Legal Authority

The Virginia Statutes Behind This Petition

Virginia Code § 24.2-506

ELECT-506 Petition Form

Governs the required content of ballot access petitions for independent candidates, including the signer's name, residence address, and last four digits of Social Security number (optional per the form). Signatures must be collected by a registered Virginia voter acting as circulator.

Virginia Code § 24.2-521

ELECT-521 Independent Candidate Requirements

Establishes the 10,000 signature threshold for independent U.S. Senate candidates in Virginia, with signatures required from each of the 11 congressional districts. Petitions must be filed with the State Board of Elections by the statutory deadline.