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Sen. Lugar ruled ineligible to vote at Indiana home
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| Contributor | particleman |
| Last Edited | particleman Mar 15, 2012 10:58pm |
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| Author | Catalina Camia |
| News Date | Friday, March 16, 2012 04:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Republican Sen. Richard Lugar has been declared ineligible to vote in his home precinct in Indiana.
The Indianapolis Star reports the Marion County election board voted 2-1 today on party lines against Lugar. The veteran senator's residency has been made an issue by his GOP challenger, state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, and Rep. Joe Donnelly, a Democrat also running for the Senate.
Two Democrats voted against Lugar, who sold his Indianapolis house after he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976. He's been using the Indiana address on his driver's license and voter registration, even though he and his wife own a home in Virginia.
Last month, the state Election Commission unanimously ruled that Lugar is eligible to run for office in Indiana even though he gave up his residence there.
The IndyStar reports the Lugars could "submit new voter registrations that are based on a physical address in the county with which they currently have a connection," such as a family member's home or at their farm. |
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