Indiana State Court of Appeals Says Election Results Should Stand, Even if One Candidate Illegally Campaigned at the Polling Place

On October 11, an Indiana State Court of Appeals ruled that the Democratic primary for city council in Muncie on May 3, 2011, should not be held all over again. A lower state court had found that one of the candidates had illegally campaigned at the polls, wearing a campaign shirt. But the State Court of Appeals said that the candidate’s conduct, while “reprehensible”, does not mean that the election results should be set aside and the election run all over again. The appeals court said there is no evidence that the candidate’s campaigning at the polls changed any votes. Here is the decision. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.


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Indiana State Court of Appeals Says Election Results Should Stand, Even if One Candidate Illegally Campaigned at the Polling Place — No Comments

  1. Does ANY campaigning at the polls EVER change ANY votes ???

    I.E. — do the outdoor campaign folks only catch illness in freezing Nov elections ???

    Where did *campaign* come from ??? Latin, French ???

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