LAWMAKERS LOSE ELECTION BUT REFUSE TO LEAVE
doofiegirl POTL~PWCM~JLA
2012/06/13 21:42:19
Quartzsite is in the news again! http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/whats-going-on-in-quart... What would happen if an election took place, and the incumbent losers refused to leave office?
That’s exactly the situation in Quartzsite, Ariz., where two winning candidates for the positions of mayor and town councilman are not being allowed to be seated
Quartzsite is the town that gained national attention last June when police grabbed a woman who was speaking at a town-council meeting and frogmarched her from the event. (Scroll down for video).
The 2012 municipal election took place May 15, but the old town council in Quartzsite has since refused to seat Ed Foster as mayor and Mark Orgeron as councilman. Quartzsite’s population is estimated by the Census Bureau to be less than 4,000, and there were only 706 ballots cast in last month’s mayoral race.
Town Manager Alex Taft said this week that 168 votes are under investigation for possible fraud.
Cowell told the Republic she and other incumbents believe “something is not right” because about 300 new voters registered before the election, including some staying on federal lands.
“We have proof that there were (three) people who were dead who voted,” Cowell added.
As WND reported last summer, Quartzsite gained national attention when a YouTube video surfaced showing local resident Jennifer Jones being forcibly removed from a council meeting while she had the floor during the public-speaking portion of the event.
That’s exactly the situation in Quartzsite, Ariz., where two winning candidates for the positions of mayor and town councilman are not being allowed to be seated
Quartzsite is the town that gained national attention last June when police grabbed a woman who was speaking at a town-council meeting and frogmarched her from the event. (Scroll down for video).
The 2012 municipal election took place May 15, but the old town council in Quartzsite has since refused to seat Ed Foster as mayor and Mark Orgeron as councilman. Quartzsite’s population is estimated by the Census Bureau to be less than 4,000, and there were only 706 ballots cast in last month’s mayoral race.
Town Manager Alex Taft said this week that 168 votes are under investigation for possible fraud.
Cowell told the Republic she and other incumbents believe “something is not right” because about 300 new voters registered before the election, including some staying on federal lands.
“We have proof that there were (three) people who were dead who voted,” Cowell added.
As WND reported last summer, Quartzsite gained national attention when a YouTube video surfaced showing local resident Jennifer Jones being forcibly removed from a council meeting while she had the floor during the public-speaking portion of the event.
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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/06/13 21:51:20
+5Good grief - we can call them really sore losers - the winners will need to call the state and feds to get this resolved
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- Arizona1950 2012/06/14 02:47:55
+1Pretty sad ...reply -
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- Walt 2012/06/14 01:44:12Quartzsite has been in the news for a couple of other weird civil rights abuses coming from their elected officials. If the investigation reveals nothing and the losers still refuse to leave office, the governor can send in the national guard to set things straight if necessary.reply
- Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/06/13 21:51:20+5Good grief - we can call them really sore losers - the winners will need to call the state and feds to get this resolvedreply
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+2They have been fighting this for a long time, Well over a year! The state has already been involved! http://www.sodahead.com/unite...reply
- Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/06/13 21:49:10+4What does the sheriff have to say about this? Too bad this isn't Maricopa County we're talking about. (Quartzsite is in La Paz Co.)reply
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+1From what I understand, he's one of the problems http://www.sodahead.com/unite...reply
