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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/jose_pagliery/status/1519420069285138435?s=21&t=4F9tSBhkE4L8-AB2mu0fYQ[/twitter][/quote]

Apparently anybody can run as a candidate in the GOP. No misdeed is too low to disqualify potential candidates.

An Indiana man running for a seat on the Clinton Township Board won the GOP primary while he is in jail for the murder of his wife (he bashed her in the head and threw her in a creek).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/06/indiana-gop-murder-andrew-wilhoite/[/quote]

If he had gotten zero votes, he still would have qualified.  Do some research.

[quote]The township board consists of three members and only three candidates entered the Republican field, while no one filed to run on the Democratic ticket. Wilhoite garnered 60 votes, compared to his competitors’ 110 and 106 votes, stats cited by the newspaper show.

Anyone facing felony charges can still run for local office, but they become ineligible upon conviction, state election officials told the newspaper.

“Under our legal system, every person is innocent until proven guilty,” said Brad King, co-director of the Indiana Election Division. “If a candidate is ultimately convicted, then depending upon the timing of that conviction, the person can be replaced on the ballot by the political party that has a vacancy.”

But King noted there’s no law barring anyone who is jailed ahead of trial from “exercising the duties of their office” if they get elected.[/quote]

https://nypost.com/2022/05/06/andrew-wilhoite-charged-with-killing-wife-wins-primary-election/[/quote]

Even if he was going to win with zero votes and even if he's innocent until proven guilty, it is not a good look to be jailed for your wife's murder. They should be able to disqualify him and let someone else take his place.[/quote]

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