On May 13, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed HB 1242, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it provides that just in case the current Republican Secretary of State, Charlie White, is found not to have been eligible to run for that post in November 2010, nevertheless the Republican Party is still a ballot-qualified party. Indiana defines “party” as a group that polled at least 2% for Secretary of State. It is possible White will be found not to have been eligible to run, because he apparently registered at an address at which he did not live, and voted under that registration.
Even without HB 1242, it is very unlikely that any administrative agency, or any court, would have ruled that the Republican Party is no longer a qualified party. It is unquestionably true that the Republican Party met the vote test in 2010, and whether its nominee was eligible seems to be a separate question. But some had feared for the party’s status, so just to be safe, the provision was included in the bill.
Wow. This is such a slanted law it is hard to stomach. So what that the GOP wouldn’t be ballot qualified if they don’t deserve to be so because the Secretary of State broke the law? GOP party hacks (as Demo Rep loves to call them) are probably behind this.
Libertarian,
C’mon – If you’re gonna quote Demo Rep, don’t forget the P.R. and App.V.
#2. Haha yeah. Demo Rep is like Charlie Brown…”how we love him!”
Well this is sure a load off my mind!
So much for the rule of law.