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Home Front: Politix
Court settles Foley ballot dispute in Florida
2006-10-28
Election supervisors in disgraced former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's Florida congressional district can post signs telling voters that ballots cast for Foley will count for his Republican replacement candidate, an appeals court ruled on Friday. But the signs must also include information about the Democratic and independent candidates in the race, the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee ruled.

The Republicans' replacement nominee, Joe Negron, asked election supervisors to post signs at the polls telling voters that ballots cast for the disgraced Foley will actually go to Negron. Democrats sued.
Foley, a six-term Republican congressman, resigned his office and checked into an alcohol rehab center on September 29 amid public scandal over lewd electronic messages he sent to teenage male congressional aides. It was too late to take Foley's name off the ballot for the November 7 election, which will determine whether the Democrats wrest control of Congress from the Republicans.

The Republicans' replacement nominee, Joe Negron, asked election supervisors to post signs at the polls telling voters that ballots cast for the disgraced Foley will actually go to Negron. Democrats sued, contending such signs would amount to partisan political ads, which are prohibited within 100 feet of a polling place. A state court agreed and banned the signs.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Negron's campaign slogan, which reminds people how to vote for him, is:

"Punch Foley for Joe!"

Not bad, lol.
Posted by: .com   2006-10-28 00:52  

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