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Opening Arguments

Roach clipped

Looks like we won't have Allen County's merry prankster of politics to kick around this year:

A nickname has cost perennial candidate Dave Roach a spot on the May 8 primary ballot, handing the Democrat Party nomination for Allen County Commissioner to retired firefighter Gordon Anthony.

“A candidate’s nickname (on the ballot) is supposed to be a name by which they are commonly known,” Director of Elections Beth Dlug said, explaining why the Election Board last week ruled the nickname Roach included in his filing application – “Legalize Marijuana” – to be invalid.

[. . .]

Dlug said the board acted in response to a Republican challenge to Roach’s nickname. County GOP Party Chairman Steve Shine told The News-Sentinel last month he considered Roach’s unusual ballot identification to be a political statement, not a true nickname. “That was intended for things like ‘Bob,’ ” he said.

Not sure why Shine did that. Someone running as "legalize Marijuana" doesn't exactly make the Democrats look good, you know? And Roach can't use the occasion of a political contest to make a political statement? Hmmmm.

Comments

Tim Zank
Tue, 03/06/2012 - 10:45am

Great job on the headline Leo!

Rebecca
Tue, 03/06/2012 - 4:55pm

Oh, no !!! Now who will be on the ballot to share the views of Craig and "The Capn"?

Christopher Swing
Tue, 03/06/2012 - 8:35pm

And what views would those be, Rebecca? Care to point out actual references for that? And what the hell, are you just going to start calling people out in threads they're not even involved in as a lame means of being insulting?

Or is this just a very stupid attempt on your part to pick a fight?

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