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Two suits have now been filed to stop vote counting and to disallow the write-in candidacy of Donna Frye. The conservatives are frightened of her. Well, she would definitely be a "citizen mayor." She is not well educated and hasn't got her finger on the political pulse of anything. It will be interesting around town if she wins. Mostly because she will have "strong mayor" powers.
But, it's not the political consequences of these suits that bother me. It's the legal issue and the continued push by the far right to alter the way Americans think of their civil liberties.
The suits both charge that write-ins are not allowed in the general election because the City Charter does not expressly allow them. The City Charter doesn't mention write-ins at all. The muni codes do, however.
THIS SHOULD BE A NON ISSUE. I hate that it's a tactic. I hope every judge looks at it and laughs the plainent right out of court!
But, it's not the political consequences of these suits that bother me. It's the legal issue and the continued push by the far right to alter the way Americans think of their civil liberties.
The suits both charge that write-ins are not allowed in the general election because the City Charter does not expressly allow them. The City Charter doesn't mention write-ins at all. The muni codes do, however.
THIS SHOULD BE A NON ISSUE. I hate that it's a tactic. I hope every judge looks at it and laughs the plainent right out of court!