Candidate for a Ward 4 council seat Ariana Murrell-Rosario objected to 6 candidates' nomination papers. Her intentions were probably not after the candidates themselves but to attack the ethics of the Election Department and question what else is being done to favor certain parties in elections?
According to Murrell-Rosario, candidates for councillor at large Paul Crowley, Brendan Crighton, ward councillor candidates William Trahant, Richard Collucci, Darren Cyr and School Committee member Richard Starbard had something fishy about their nomination papers. Each candidate is required to have papers officially notarized but when candidate Murrel-Rosario had asked to inspect all nomination papers, she found 6 candidates without a notary stamp. Soon after challenging her opponent Collucci's papers, something all the sudden happened in the Election Department. According to Arianna the notaries surprisingly appeared on those candidates' forms that were missing after submission.
Any hoot, Murrell-Rosario took the case to superior court. City of Lynn Attorney Lamanna informed the court that this case would hurt the Lynn Primary Elections, since the absentee ballot was released and votes had already been received. The Judge in deciding to not ruin the primary elections, dismissed the case but investigations continue. Will this affect the final elections come November 5th?
Candidate for councillor at large Robert Clay Walsh was asked to appear as a witness for the case.
Ah the uprise. Everyone's favorite candidate was being questioned, and Ariana was questioned for challenging the public's nominations, but when State Rep Fennel began questioning his opponent's Gardi Jean-Francios nomination papers before hand, no one questioned Fennel for doing it.
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/lynn/2013/08/superior_court_judge_denies_request_to_take_six_candidates_f.html
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