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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Ind. Law - More on: "Election official bows out of lawmaker's residency dispute"
This Feb. 3, 2007 ILB entry began by quoting from an AP story: "VALPARAISO, Ind. - The debate over whether a newly elected lawmaker actually lives in his northern Indiana district may be headed to court after a top state election official announced he'll stay out of the dispute."
Today Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times has a story headlined "Legal challenge predicted in dispute over lawmaker's residency: Democratic Chair Leon West said local voter will likely take dispute to court." Some quotes (the ILB loves the ending):
VALPARAISO | Porter County Democratic Party Chairman Leon West said he believes a local voter is going to file a lawsuit challenging the residency of newly elected Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso.West said he did not know for sure who would make the move, but has heard of several people interested in taking the case to court. * * *
If a legal challenge is posed, West said it will be carried out without financial backing from the local Democratic Party. The party does not have the extra money to fund the challenge, which might go on for some time.
The challenge will most likely be carried out through the generosity of an attorney, he said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 15, 2007 09:16 AM
Posted to Indiana Law