Jon Hunstman's campaign will challenge the Arizona secretary of state's office after he failed to qualify for the state's presidential primary.
A spokesman for Secretary of State Ken Bennett said that the former Utah governor filed paperwork a few hours before Monday's 5 p.m. deadline, but that it was missing a notarized signature from the candidate.
Huntsman spokesman Tim Miller said the campaign will aggressively pursue an appeal.
"We completed the required paperwork and are challenging the ruling. We will be on the ballot," Miller said.
Arizona's presidential preference primary is scheduled for Feb. 28. President Obama will face no opposition in the Democratic contest on the same day.
Major GOP candidates Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Ron Paul made the ballot, as did 24 other people.
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