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Board denies GOP challenge; Dan Schutzel remains on county council ballot
Summary
After extensive legal argument the St. Joseph County Election Board voted to deny a challenge from county Republicans seeking to disqualify Daniel J. Schutzel as 'not in good standing'; the board concluded statutory affiliation evidence and filings supported his ballot access and challengers signaled intent to appeal.
The St. Joseph County Election Board on Feb. 25 denied a challenge filed by the St. Joseph County Republican Party to disqualify Daniel J. Schutzel from the Republican primary ballot for county council.
Benjamin Horvath, representing the county party, told the board party committees had found Schutzel "not in good standing" and urged the board to enforce party discipline and remove him from the primary ballot. "The facts which support our challenge: Mr. Schutzel was found not in good standing…
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