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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a lawyer but admittedly know nothing about election law or the Hatch Act except what I've just read above. But, seems to me that the Democratic *endorsement* is not the same as running as a Dem. [b]The pledge doesn't require her to run as a Dem,[/b] and the election itself is still non-partisan. No? [/quote]

1) An affirmation that the candidate:
a) is legally eligible to run for Arlington County School Board;
b) is a Democrat;
c) is a resident of and registered to vote in Arlington County, Virginia; d) does not intend to run against – or support, endorse or assist any
candidate who is opposed to – a Democratic nominee or endorsee in
the general election;
e) is not a member of any other political party;
f) has not participated and will not participate in the nomination or
endorsement process of any other political party for the general
election; and
g) has read, understood and agrees to abide by these Rules.
[b]Reads pretty "I'm a democrat" to me.[/quote]

I forgot about c. By seeking their endorsement you’re basically saying you’ll quit if you don’t get it. Nice[/quote]

So you're effectively declaring that you are not running as an independent. By signing that, you are running as a Democrat endorsed candidate or not at all. How is that not partisan? [/quote]

Of course it is, but lawyers.[/quote]

I sympathize with Walker. The AC/DC could choose to steer clear of the school board races and let people like her run without engaging in a partisan beauty contest that clearly runs afoul of the Hatch Act by any normal estimation. Why don’t they?

Because if they did not seek to control the ostensibly non partisan school board, it could serve as a platform for independents who would upset their agenda, our segregated housing policies in particular, which absolutely dominate local politics like no other issue. A popular independent candidate who questioned those policies impact on schools is their worst nightmare. [/quote]

on that note- recognize that Symone was 'Coalition of Arlingtonians for Responsible Development (CARD) Steering Committee on Schools (2017-2018)'[/quote]
On paper, maybe.  Was CARD even still active in 2017-18?  That's definitely "filler" on her resume, if it's even true.[/quote]

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