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St. Joseph County election board denies candidate who listed 'MAGA' in ballot name
Summary
The St. Joseph County Election Board voted Aug. 19 to deny Ben Dallas’s school-board candidacy because board members said the inclusion of 'MAGA' in his ballot name conflicted with the spirit of nonpartisan races and risked electioneering; the decision drew public objections.
The St. Joseph County Election Board on Aug. 19 voted to deny a candidate’s placement on a nonpartisan school-board ballot after members said the inclusion of “MAGA” in the candidate’s ballot name violated the spirit of nonpartisan elections and could amount to electioneering.
Board leadership opened the agenda item noting it had been added after public comments at a previous meeting. The chair said he would vote to deny the candidacy, arguing the label would effectively make the board participate in electioneering…
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