Justices to decide Ek's ballot eligibility (St. Cloud residency suit)

[wellstone dem]

http://www.stcloudtimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051210/NEWS01/112100015



The lawsuit alleges officials wrongfully included Sue Ek's name on the ballot as the Republican candidate for a House 15B seat, because Ek had not established residency in the district at least six months before the Dec. 27 election, as required by state law.

The lawsuit cites several pieces of information that indicate Ek, who listed her home address as 1402 Kilian Boulevard SE in St. Cloud on her affidavit of candidacy, actually resided at 1258 Niles Ave., St. Paul, as of the June 27 deadline.

"It shouldn't be an easy thing to take someone off the ballot," Weinblatt said. "But she can't have it both ways. She didn't do anything to change that residency until September of this year."

At a candidate forum Friday morning, Ek restated her contention that she has been a St. Cloud resident since 1968. But she said she had voted in recent years in St. Paul.









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[wellstone dem]

1. If you use the link

vote in the poll on the front page of the paper, it asks whether "residency is important". I sure hope I don't end up being represented by someone who lives in St. Paul. (No offense to those who live in St. Paul.)

[katinmn]

2. I didn't see the poll on the web page.

People should be pushing absentee voting hard! And that Repug cannot be on the ballot. It's clearly illegal.

Can DFLers table events and give out app forms for absentee ballotts?

[wellstone dem]

4. The campaigns are pushing this hard

both DFL candidates are going door to door in the college area, with absentee ballots. I've received one mailing about absentee voting. I'm told the GOP is also doing this.

[northernsoul]

5. hey, St. Paul doesn't want her either!

yech!

[dpbrown]

3. 80% Very Important

Not quite 200 votes so far.