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Can an incumbent candidate use the Phrase "Re-Elect" to District 4, IF (due to re-districting) he was never elected to that Dist
Fayetteville, NC
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Posted about 1 month ago in Election Campaign / Political Law
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This is a City Council race. The candidate using the phrase was the incumbent of the former District 2 and elected to that position. As a result of a heavily gerrymandered redistricting, he became the District 4 rep. Completely different/new district with different constituency. It seems a far stretch of the truth to use the term re-elect. I am a challenger and am considering addressing this with the local Board of Elections.
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Jeffrey Mitchell Binder
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Posted about 1 month ago.
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He will probably get away with it unless your local Board of Elections adjudicates unfair campaign practices in a timely manner -- hopefully before the election. You should check into whether your local League of Women's Voters has a "Fair Campaign Practices Committee" before whom you might be able to lodge a complaint. These committees sometimes issue their findings in press releases that are in turn picked up by the local papers. Good luck.
Robert Alan Beattey
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Posted 10 days ago.
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It would certainly be better practice to use the phrase "keep" or "retain" rather than "re-elect" given the circumstance you describe. A consultation with a NC election lawyer could get you an answer on whether it's a technical violation. But, as Mr. Binder points out, the timeliness of any redress is likely to be rather later than you might hope.
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