Posted on 04/17/2009 8:06:41 AM PDT by grjr21
At 22 years old, St. Louis Blues rookie sensation T.J. Oshie doesn't meet the age requirements to be mayor of St. Louis.
But that didn't stop a fan blog called Vote 4 Oshie from organizing a hastily crafted campaign to have fans write in Oshie's name for last Tuesday's mayoral elections around Missouri. Alas, it would appear that he fell a few votes short.
But the campaign was so inspirational that a Blues fan actually wrote Oshie's name on a ballot in last Tuesday's O'Fallon, Mo. mayoral election and then proudly photographed it before having the image posted on Vote 4 Oshie.
Surprise, surpise: This is all actually quite illegal, according to county election officials. From the Post-Dispatch: The punishment is more than just a few minutes in the penalty box: Willfully sharing the contents of a completed ballot is a class-four election offense in Missouri, carrying up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
The St. Charles County Election Authority is taking a hard stance against using the ballot box to display fan loyalty. The Oshie voter "violated the law, and I'm going to prosecute," county elections director Rich A. Chrismer said. "They may have thought the photo was cute, but it was very serious." St. Louis County elections director Joseph Goeke
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Election officials should be more concerned with Democrats stealing elections than this minor crap. Just out of curiosity why is this act illegal?
Have no fear the unions are here. A private vote is verboten to them.
Wouldn't telling someone who you voted for would constitute willfully sharing the contents of a completed ballot? How many people in Missouri have violated this since November 4th?
Apparently at one time you had to prove when your vote was bought
Her is St. Louis, the self-important commissars have decided NOT to file charges against this citizen.
Public outcry is worth something after all.
A relative of mine used to work for a local elections board, and people would routinely write-in votes for Johnny Carson, Donald Duck, and F-— You. None of them were ever prosecuted.
I Love It! LOL
mayor F— you. That joke just writes itself.
1. Rich A. Chrismer and Joseph Goeke are tools.
2. St Louis County has dumb laws, or they are just too lazy there to write laws that are well though out.
Gosh, someone sounds like they haven't been getting their full lead meds prescription...
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