Apparently the Indiana Law Blog had another scoop yesterday in the District 46 ballot dispute (scroll down 4) when we reported the Court of Appeal's action in the appeal. As this brief story today (headlined "Court accepts GOP choice for House District 46 race") in the Indianapolis Star reports:
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that incumbent R. Brooks LaPlante should be the Republican on the ballot in House District 46, which includes Terre Haute.Two other papers today have District 46 stories, but do not include the latest court action. "Counties caught in the middle of Indiana House District 46 ballot battle" is the headline to this Louisville Courier-Journal story; "Legislative intrigue" is the headline to this story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Posted by Marcia Oddi at October 27, 2004 07:48 AMIn its unanimous ruling, the appeals court agreed with a Marion County judge that Jeff Lee -- who won the May primary -- has moved out of the district. That creates a ballot vacancy, which Republicans have filled with LaPlante. Plagued by campaign finance problems, he had decided earlier this year not to seek re-election.
The appeals court said it would rule later on how to deal with absentee ballots. The court clarified that only votes already cast for the District 46 race would be affected -- absentee votes cast in other races, such as for governor, will be counted.