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Friday, October 08, 2004
Indiana Law - Running for mayor in East Chicago
The Munster Times reported this morning that "State prepares for skin-tight supervision of special E.C. mayoral election -- EAST CHICAGO POLITICS: Indiana Election Commission to vote today on 13-page plan to oversee Oct. 26 polling." Some quotes:
EAST CHICAGO -- State election officials are ready to provide skin-tight surveillance of the Oct. 26 special election for mayor.The Indiana Election Commission has scheduled a vote this morning on a 13-page plan to supervise almost every aspect of absentee balloting, which got under way Sept. 27, and election-day polling.
State Election Chairman Brian Burdick would direct a staff of six state monitors to report any violation of state election law to the Lake County prosecutor's office, the Indiana attorney general, state police and the U.S. Department of Justice for possible criminal action.
The Justice Department already has orders to send its own staff of election examiners here, possibly making this the most closely scrutinized election in Northwest Indiana history. * * *
The Indiana Supreme Court overturned Pastrick's May 2003 Democratic primary defeat of Pabey following evidence of widespread violations of state absentee voting laws committed by Pastrick's campaign workers.
The high court appointed Special Lake Superior Court Judge Steven King to ensure a clean new election and King enlisted the Indiana Election Commission. Burdick drafted the state's plan. East Chicago would pay for its implementation.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 8, 2004 06:46 PM
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