Indiana State Court Rules Election Officials Acted Properly When They Left Candidate on the Ballot who had Died Four Days Before the Election

On February 8, an Indiana state trial court ruled that Allen County officials did not break any Indiana election law when they left a candidate on the November 8, 2016 ballot, even though he had died four days before the election. See this story. Roy Buskirk was a Republican Party nominee for county council-at-large, and he was re-elected. Because he had died, the Republican Party was permitted to choose his replacement.


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