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LaPorte County Election Board places late filer Jason Fraser on primary ballot after procedural review
Summary
After hearing testimony about a notarized declaration of candidacy that was left at voter registration and delivered after a filing deadline, the LaPorte County Election Board voted Feb. 25 to place Jason Fraser on the Democratic primary ballot and to date his filing Feb. 5; the board also urged clearer procedures so filings aren't held at voter registration.
A special meeting of the LaPorte County Election Board on Feb. 25 resolved a dispute over a late candidate filing and voted to place Jason Fraser on the Democratic primary ballot for precinct committeeman in MC 23.
Jason Fraser told the board he signed and had his CAN-37 declaration of candidacy notarized on Feb. 5 and left the completed form at the voter-registration office. Fraser said he called party contacts and voter-registration staff after the noon filing deadline and learned the paperwork had not been delivered to the clerk's office in time. "I signed everything in person and had it notarized that minute that I signed everything," Fraser said when sworn and questioned by the board.
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