Special Elections: An Opportunity to Make a Difference

12/22/2005

Dear DFL,

In an apparent effort to reduce voter turnout, Gov. Pawlenty scheduled two special elections in St. Cloud on Tuesday, December 27th. 

Our opportunity is to help St. Cloud Democrats win and show Gov. Pawlenty he will not stop Democrats from voting!

Here is what we can do:

Monday, December 26th
6:30 pm to 9 pm

DFL Headquarters
2002 2nd ST SW

We will make GOTV (Get Out The Vote) phone calls to help our DFL friends in St. Cloud.
Since the calls are long distance we are asking you to consider using your cell phone and donating your free minutes.
Special elections are very important and we can help make the difference!

Please let me know if you are interested by 8 pm Friday.

Call:  259-5162
Email: 

Thank you !!!
Lynn Wilson

The two races are:

Senate District 15
Tarryl Clark (DFL)

(Opportunity to pick up a Senate seat.)

House District 15B
Larry Haws (DFL)

(Must retain this seat as DFL.)

GOP candidate in 15B found in violation of residency requirement

The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed with a Ramsey county judge in finding that Susan Ek, the Republican candidate for the special election in House district 15B, did not establish residency in the district for at least six months before the election, as required by law.

Ek, therefore, has been disqualified from the ballot for the December 27th special election. The court did not address the question as to whether the Republican Party may choose a substitute candidate, but the Secretary of State and the Attorney General have both determined that the law does not allow a substitute in cases other than a candidate’s death or catastrophic illness.

Kay Ek, the former candidate’s mother, has announced that she has the backing of the Republican Party to wage a write-in campaign if the party is unsuccessful in petitioning the court to place her on the ballot as a substitute candidate.