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Monday, December 24, 2007
Ind. Decisions - New election called in Rome City
Mitch Harper of Fort Wayne Observed as an interesting entry today that begins:
Sometimes an election recount results in a winner different than the one announced on election night. (Note the Muncie mayoral election.) More rarely does a new election get called as the result of petition filed for a recount and contest.However, northeast Indiana will see a new town election being held as the result of a petition filed by losing candidates in town board of trustees (town council) election.
Late Friday, Noble County Circuit Judge G. David Laur issued a ruling calling for a new election in Rome City. The November 6th election was called into question due to several voters being turned away when told that they were not registered to vote in the town's precincts.
There was an error in the voting lists as prepared by the Secretary of State's office.
The voters were turned away rather than being provided a provisional ballot. A decision whether to count a provisional ballot is made after a reexamination of the reasons for the voter's disqualification. A provisional ballot preserves the right of the voter to cast a vote in the event of an error.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 24, 2007 04:23 PM
Posted to Ind. Trial Ct. Decisions