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Keith Judd might not be eligible for delegate after WV primary

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The federal inmate who gave President Barack Obama a run for his money in Tuesday's Democratic primary might not be eligible for a delegate to the national convention.

State Democratic party officials are busy researching the issue today, said Derek Scarboro, executive director.

"It is not likely that he will earn any delegates to the national convention," Scarboro said in a written statement. "No one filed to run as a national convention delegate to support him for president and he may not be eligible to serve anyways, since he is currently an inmate in a federal prison.

Judd received 41 percent of the vote in the primary election, while Obama received 59 percent, according to the unofficial results.

Under state party rules, when candidates earn 15 percent of the vote or more, they are eligible for delegates to the national convention. But candidates also are required to file certain paperwork, Scarboro said.

"The state party is reviewing the national party's rules to see if he met the requirements to earn delegates," he said. "All candidates for president are required to file certain papers with the party, but it does not appear that he has done so."

Judd is serving a 17 ½-year sentence in federal prison in Texas for making threats at the University of New Mexico in 1999.