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Thursday, October 07, 2010
Will Stevenson Be Included in Reichley-Slattery Debate?
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What about independent Carl Stevenson? A Commonwealth Court decision tossing him off the ballot has been sent back by the State Supremes, who were none too pleased that the First Amendment was totally ignored. Stevenson gets a second bite at the Commonwealth Court apple today.
Reichley had challenged Stevenson's nomination papers, claiming he had too few signatures and that he was using a nonresident as a circulator. Since the state is under a federal injunction requiring them to allow nonresidents to circulate nomination petitions, the only question left is whether he has enough signatures.
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He has enough sigs, but Reichley will demand that Stevenson prove he was an NFL Quarterback, NHL Goalie, and once struck out Babe Ruth.
ReplyDeleteLWV requires only that candidates be on the ballot to be part of the debate.
ReplyDeleteWell Bernie - it looks like Stevenson DID had egg on his face afterall,
ReplyDeleteJudge throws Lehigh Co. rep candidate off ballot http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_16279369)...
Well, if he does not have enough valid signatures, he does not belong on the ballot. My concern was that the Commw Ct ignored the First Amendment.
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