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Saturday, February 04, 2012
Ind. Gov't. - "After White's vote-fraud conviction, fight remains over secretary of state's office"
Carrie Ritchie has filed a long story this evening (look for it in tomorrow's Star), describing the incredible legal morass that is the Charlie White situation. It begins:
Fifteen months have passed since the polls closed in Indiana’s last secretary of state election. But the battle about who should hold the office is far from being finished.There have been political challenges and a lawsuit; a criminal trial and a conviction but still no definitive result.
Simply put, it’s “a mess,” one political expert said.
Charlie White, the elected officer, was convicted of six felony charges — including voter fraud — early this morning, which removed him from office. But he could be reinstated on a technicality.
Meanwhile, Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed White’s chief deputy, Jerry Bonnet, as his interim replacement.
Democrats, however, claim they’ve won the office because a Marion County judge ruled that White was improperly registered to vote and therefore ineligible to run for secretary of state. White is appealing the ruling, which has not yet been enforced.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 4, 2012 10:46 PM
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