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Tea Party candidate files residency challenge against Landrieu
The Hill ^ | August 29, 2014 | Scott Wong and Cristina Marcos

Posted on 08/29/2014 2:42:43 PM PDT by maggief

Louisiana GOP Senate candidate Rob Maness filed legal complaints against incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu on Friday, saying questions about her residency should disqualify her from the ballot.

A week ago, Maness, a Tea Party-backed retired Air Force colonel, informed the Louisiana secretary of state of inconsistencies in Landrieu’s residency status. The Washington Post looked into the issue and found she listed her parents’ home in New Orleans to qualify for the ballot, but listed her home on Capitol Hill in Washington as her home address. "The Constitution, Louisiana law and common sense say candidates for Senate have to live here when they qualify — all of the evidence shows that Mary Landrieu doesn't live here," Maness said in a statement.

"Election Code empowers our district attorneys to object to a candidate's qualification when presented with evidence,” he continued. “There is no question that compelling and overwhelming evidence has now been presented. The most appropriate way to resolve this is to have the law upheld by the proper authorities."

The four separate complaints were filed with district attorneys in the Orleans, East Baton Rouge, St. Tammany and Ouachita parishes.

Landrieu, one of the GOP’s top targets this cycle, faces a tough challenge in November against establishment GOP favorite Rep. Bill Cassidy, while Maness is battling for the Tea Party vote. The jungle primary will be on election day, but if no candidate takes 50 percent the top two will advance to a December runoff.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: marylandrieu; robmaness; teaparty

1 posted on 08/29/2014 2:42:43 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief
The lawsuit, in and of itself, is enough to get her unelected.

No matter how the court rules.

2 posted on 08/29/2014 2:59:08 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: maggief

There are plenty of liberal Federal Judges out there to grant any democRAT anything they want.

Miss a filing date, no problem. Don’t live in the district, no problem.


3 posted on 08/29/2014 3:00:13 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: Mariner

+1


4 posted on 08/29/2014 3:01:42 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief
It will be interesting where her drivers license is from.
5 posted on 08/29/2014 3:06:17 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: maggief

So many in New Orleans and Baton Rouge and Shreveport have total faith in Miss Mary.


6 posted on 08/29/2014 3:07:49 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Theoria

Drivers lisense
voter registration
Income tax


7 posted on 08/29/2014 3:12:00 PM PDT by deport
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To: Theodore R.

She owns Orleans parish, She can produce up to 80% of total FRAUDULANT STATE VOTE in that PARISH alone (County for you Yankees, it’s a Catholic thing).

She’s done it before.


8 posted on 08/29/2014 3:13:49 PM PDT by corbe (mystified)
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To: maggief

Why would the law apply to her in the first place??


9 posted on 08/29/2014 3:17:24 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Mariner

This is the same issue that was the “last straw” for Tom Daschle. They list DC addresses as “home.”


10 posted on 08/29/2014 3:22:28 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: maggief

Her married name is different and her husband owns all sorts of property in La. He is an attn. from Monroe. I hope she loses!!


11 posted on 08/29/2014 4:28:46 PM PDT by RAY (God Bless the USA!)
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To: maggief

Too many states have become something akin to England’s ancient rotten boroughs.


12 posted on 08/29/2014 4:30:48 PM PDT by Jacquerie (Article V. If not now, when?)
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