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Thursday, October 21, 2004
Indiana Law - More on running for the General Assembly in Indiana
More on a story I reported on here earlier today at lunchtime (apparently it was a scoop). A Star update posted 4:10 PM today provides more detail under the headline "Judge's ruling puts House race in turmoil: Controversy over who should be Republican candidate in west central Indiana district could also affect voting for governor after absentee ballots are ruled void." Some quotes:
A Marion County judge ruled today that Rep. R. Brooks LaPlante should be the Republican choice on the November ballot in House District 46 in west central Indiana.And in an order that could have far-reaching implications, Judge Gary L. Miller also ruled that all absentee ballots cast in this district, which includes Terre Haute, are void. That doesn't just affect the legislative race, but it also would void all votes cast in what's likely to be a close governor's race. * * *
Democrats have asked the Indiana Supreme Court to intervene and rule that Judge Miller doesn't have the jurisdiction to rule in this case -- that the decision should rest with a judge in Vigo County.
Democrats also plan to appeal Miller's order to the Court of Appeals.
If Miller's order stands, county officials from Vigo, Owen and Clay will face the difficult task of reprinting and re-sending absentee ballots with less than two weeks to go before the election. (emphasis added)
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 21, 2004 07:13 PM
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